People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Turkey
Turkey: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3271 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Turkey, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.3271 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Turkey peaked at 8.42 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3271 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 115th of 171 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.42 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 8.38 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.91 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 7.44 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.97 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 6.51 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 6.04 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 5.59 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 5.14 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 4.71 people per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 4.28 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 3.86 people per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.44 people per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 3.04 people per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 2.66 people per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 2.29 people per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9 people per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 1.51 people per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7276 people per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3421 people per square kilometre | -53.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3378 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3327 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3271 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.3271 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 people per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.3271 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.009 people per square kilometre, 36.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per 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 | -53.0% | 0.7276 people per square kilometre | 0.3421 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.71 people per square kilometre | 4.71 people per square kilometre | 8.42 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 people per square kilometre | 0.7276 people per square kilometre | 4.28 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3349 people per square kilometre | 0.3271 people per square kilometre | 0.3421 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 112 Costa Rica 0.364 people per square kilometre compare
- 113 Israel 0.3463 people per square kilometre compare
- 114 Botswana 0.3424 people per square kilometre compare
- 116 Tajikistan 0.2959 people per square kilometre compare
- 117 Syria 0.2652 people per square kilometre compare
- 118 Argentina 0.2628 people per square kilometre compare
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Turkey?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Turkey was 0.3271 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8.42 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3271 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Turkey ranks 115th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.