People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Turkey
Turkey: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Turkey, 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 Turkey 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 Turkey peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Turkey 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 (% of population) in Turkey, 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
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 Turkey
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 103 Samoa 0.2% compare
- 104 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 106 Moldova 0.1% compare
- 107 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 108 Palestine 0.1% compare
More health data for Turkey
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Turkey?
- People practicing open defecation in Turkey 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Turkey ranks 105th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.