People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey
Turkey: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 96.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
96.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
96.1%
in 2015
All-time low
95.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 96.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey peaked at 96.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.5% | — |
| 2001 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.5% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.9% | 96.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 20 Costa Rica 97.1% compare
- 21 Belize 96.7% compare
- 22 Mexico 96.5% compare
- 24 Bangladesh 95.5% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 94.8% compare
- 26 Honduras 94.5% 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)
- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey was 96.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Turkey ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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