People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Turkey
Turkey: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Turkey, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Turkey is 0.0%, measured 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, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Turkey peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Turkey 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -75.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Turkey?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Turkey was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
- Turkey ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 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 the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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