Population using at least basic sanitation services in Turkey
Turkey: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 97.2% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Turkey peaked at 97.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 69.3% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 82.4% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 47 Uzbekistan 97.8% compare
- 48 North Macedonia 97.7% compare
- 49 Iraq 97.6% compare
- 51 Ukraine 97.1% compare
- 52 Samoa 97.0% compare
- 53 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
More environment data for Turkey
- Heating Degree Days 4,494 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,217 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 933,118 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 355,994 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 577,124 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 6.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Turkey?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Turkey was 97.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Turkey ranks 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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