Rural without improved sanitation in Turkey
Turkey: Rural without improved sanitation was 247,527 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rural without improved sanitation in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 247,527 for rural without improved sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Turkey peaked at 6.48 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 247,527, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 74th of 175 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.
Rural without improved sanitation in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.48 million | — |
| 2001 | 6.45 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.09 million | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 5.73 million | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 5.37 million | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 5.01 million | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 4.65 million | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 4.30 million | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 3.96 million | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.63 million | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 3.30 million | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.97 million | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.65 million | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 2.34 million | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 2.05 million | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.76 million | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 861,102 | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 559,957 | -35.0% |
| 2020 | 263,320 | -53.0% |
| 2021 | 259,989 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 256,058 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 251,755 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 247,527 | -1.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 247,527 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902, 6.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 247,527 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 327.89, 754.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural without improved sanitation 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% | 559,957 | 263,320 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.17 million | 3.63 million | 6.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million | 559,957 | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,730 | 247,527 | 263,320 | 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 rural without improved sanitation in Turkey?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Turkey was 247,527 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 247,527 in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Turkey ranks 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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