Sanitation facilities usage in Turkey
Turkey: Sanitation facilities usage was 122,852 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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
Turkey recorded 122,852 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Turkey peaked at 394,490 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 122,852 people, in 2024.
That places Turkey 67th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 394,490 people | — |
| 2001 | 394,420 people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 380,629 people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 366,626 people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 352,419 people | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 338,048 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 323,528 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 308,943 people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 294,773 people | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 280,909 people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 266,870 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 252,712 people | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 238,841 people | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 225,577 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 213,309 people | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 201,568 people | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 188,561 people | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 174,810 people | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 160,642 people | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 145,632 people | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 130,289 people | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 128,738 people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 126,888 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 124,853 people | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 122,852 people | -1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 122,852 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 31.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 343,478 people | 280,909 people | 394,490 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,852 people | 145,632 people | 266,870 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,724 people | 122,852 people | 130,289 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 sanitation facilities usage in Turkey?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Turkey was 122,852 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 394,490 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,852 people in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Turkey ranks 67th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.