Population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkey
Turkey: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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 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.
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