People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) (Q1) in Turkey
Turkey: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) (Q1) was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Turkey, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Turkey peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Turkey 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) (Q1) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -37.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -59.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) (Q1) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Turkey?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Turkey was 0.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Turkey rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Turkey ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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