People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Turkey

Turkey: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 86.84 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.84 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 232 countries
All-time high
86.84 million people
in 2024
All-time low
56.61 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Turkey, 2000–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M2000201220242000: 56.6M people2001: 57.4M people2002: 58.7M people2003: 59.9M people2004: 61.1M people2005: 62.2M people2006: 63.4M people2007: 64.5M people2008: 65.8M people2009: 67.1M people2010: 68.4M people2011: 69.7M people2012: 71.1M people2013: 72.7M people2014: 74.8M people2015: 77.2M people2016: 79.2M people2017: 81.1M people2018: 82.9M people2019: 84.2M people2020: 85.4M people2021: 86.0M people2022: 86.4M people2023: 86.6M people2024: 86.8M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Turkey is 86.84 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Turkey peaked at 86.84 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.61 million people, in 2000.

That places Turkey 15th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.67 million people 56.61 million people 67.11 million people 10
2010s 76.14 million people 68.42 million people 84.25 million people 10
2020s 86.27 million people 85.43 million people 86.84 million people 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 12 Nigeria 111.46 million people compare
  2. 13 Philippines 100.96 million people compare
  3. 14 Vietnam 96.39 million people compare
  4. 16 Germany 83.90 million people compare
  5. 17 Iran 82.83 million people compare
  6. 18 Thailand 71.20 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Turkey?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Turkey was 86.84 million people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 86.84 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 56.61 million people in 2000.
How does Turkey rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Turkey ranks 15th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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