Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Turkey
Turkey: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.1622 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Turkey, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Turkey stood at 0.1622 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Turkey peaked at 0.5126 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1622 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 100th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5126 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.5125 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4946 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4764 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4579 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4392 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4204 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4014 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.383 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.365 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3468 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3284 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3103 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2931 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2772 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2619 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.245 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2271 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2087 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1892 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1693 people per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1673 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1649 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1622 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1622 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4463 people per square kilometre | 0.365 people per square kilometre | 0.5126 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2688 people per square kilometre | 0.1892 people per square kilometre | 0.3468 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1659 people per square kilometre | 0.1622 people per square kilometre | 0.1693 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 97 Cuba 0.1801 people per square kilometre compare
- 98 South Africa 0.1758 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 Qatar 0.1645 people per square kilometre compare
- 101 Croatia 0.1613 people per square kilometre compare
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1567 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Gabon 0.1295 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 sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Turkey?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Turkey was 0.1622 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5126 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1622 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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
Sanitation facilities usage 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.