Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turkey
Turkey: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turkey stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turkey peaked at 4.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
That places Turkey 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 13.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 116 Azerbaijan 1.2% compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1% compare
- 118 Bahamas 1.1% compare
- 120 Argentina 1.0% compare
- 121 Suriname 0.9% compare
- 122 El Salvador 0.9% compare
More environment data for Turkey
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turkey?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turkey was 1.0% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Turkey ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.