People using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkey
Turkey: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 83.96 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 83.96 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkey peaked at 83.96 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.53 million people, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 17th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.34 million people | 60.53 million people | 68.25 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.32 million people | 69.21 million people | 81.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.41 million people | 82.61 million people | 83.96 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkey?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkey was 83.96 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 83.96 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.53 million people in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.