People practicing open defecation in Türkiye
Türkiye: People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Türkiye stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Türkiye peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Türkiye 105th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 103 Samoa 0.2% compare
- 104 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 106 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
- 107 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 108 Palestine, State of 0.1% compare
More health data for Türkiye
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Türkiye?
- People practicing open defecation in Türkiye was 0.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Türkiye ranks 105th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.