Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0014 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.0014 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.006 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 people per person, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 105th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.006 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.006 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.003 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.002 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 people per person | -1.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0014 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.005 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 102 Moldova 0.0017 people per person compare
- 103 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0016 people per person compare
- 104 Samoa 0.0016 people per person compare
- 106 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0014 people per person compare
- 107 Palestine 0.0013 people per person compare
- 108 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0013 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Turkey?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Turkey was 0.0014 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 people per person in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 105th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.