People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Turkey

Turkey: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Turkey, 2000–2017

00.0020.0040.0062000200820172000: 0.007 highest2001: 0.007 highest2002: 0.007 highest2003: 0.007 highest2004: 0.007 highest2005: 0.007 highest2006: 0.007 highest2007: 0.007 highest2008: 0.007 highest2009: 0.007 highest2010: 0.007 highest2011: 0.007 highest2012: 0.007 highest2013: 0.007 highest2014: 0.007 highest2015: 0.007 highest2016: 0.007 highest2017: 0.007 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Turkey stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Turkey peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

Turkey ranks 44th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Turkey, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0% +0.0%
2002 0.0% +0.0%
2003 0.0% +0.0%
2004 0.0% +0.0%
2005 0.0% +0.0%
2006 0.0% +0.0%
2007 0.0% +0.0%
2008 0.0% +0.0%
2009 0.0% +0.0%
2010 0.0% +0.0%
2011 0.0% +0.0%
2012 0.0% +0.0%
2013 0.0% +0.0%
2014 0.0% +0.0%
2015 0.0% +0.0%
2016 0.0% +0.0%
2017 0.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Turkey?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 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): q5 recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Turkey rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Turkey ranks 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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