Population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkey
Turkey: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.4%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
19th
of 99 countries
All-time high
81.4%
in 2024
All-time low
45.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 81.4% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkey peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 19th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.6% | — |
| 2001 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 81.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 81.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.2%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 45.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 58.6% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 76.3% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkey?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkey was 81.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Turkey ranks 19th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).