People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Turkey
Turkey: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest was 98.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2015
All-time low
98.3%
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 highest.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 98.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey peaked at 98.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 41st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Turkey, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.3% | — |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 98.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 98.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 38 Bangladesh 99.2% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 99.2% compare
- 40 Montenegro 99.0% compare
- 42 Iraq 98.7% compare
- 43 Indonesia 98.4% compare
- 44 Senegal 98.3% 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Turkey was 98.9% 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 98.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Turkey ranks 41st 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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