People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.004 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.004 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.115 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.004 people per person, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 144th of 214 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, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.115 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1135 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1062 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0992 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0923 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0856 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0791 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0733 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.067 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0608 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0547 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0488 people per person | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0433 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.038 people per person | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.033 people per person | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0282 people per person | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0233 people per person | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 people per person | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0136 people per person | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 people per person | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 people per person | -51.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.004 people per person | -1.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.004 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.004 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 people per person, 8.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 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 | -51.7% | 0.0088 people per person | 0.0043 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0892 people per person | 0.0608 people per person | 0.115 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 people per person | 0.0088 people per person | 0.0547 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 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, per capita in Turkey?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Turkey was 0.004 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.115 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 people per person in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.8%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.