People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Türkiye
Türkiye: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Türkiye, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Türkiye 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 in Türkiye, 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% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Türkiye?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Türkiye rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Türkiye ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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