People not using improved sanitation facilities in Turkey
Turkey: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 344,037 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Turkey is 344,037 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Turkey peaked at 7.52 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 344,037 people, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 80th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.52 million people | — |
| 2001 | 7.52 million people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.12 million people | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.73 million people | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.33 million people | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 5.93 million people | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 5.54 million people | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.14 million people | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.76 million people | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 4.38 million people | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 4.00 million people | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 3.62 million people | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 3.25 million people | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 2.89 million people | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 2.55 million people | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 2.20 million people | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million people | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million people | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million people | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 730,078 people | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 356,119 people | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 354,001 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 351,032 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 347,499 people | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 344,037 people | -1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 344,037 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 5.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 344,037 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 90.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -51.2% | 730,078 people | 356,119 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.10 million people | 4.38 million people | 7.52 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million people | 730,078 people | 4.00 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 350,538 people | 344,037 people | 356,119 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Turkey?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Turkey was 344,037 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,037 people in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Turkey ranks 80th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.