Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Turkey
Turkey: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 94.5% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Turkey peaked at 94.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 83rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.7% | — |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 94.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 94.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 87.7% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 90.9% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 80 Dominican Republic 94.8% compare
- 81 Iran 94.8% compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 94.7% compare
- 84 Albania 94.1% compare
- 85 Nepal 94.0% compare
- 86 Marshall Islands 93.9% compare
More environment data for Turkey
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.9693 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1117 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Turkey?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Turkey was 94.5% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Turkey ranks 83rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.