People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Türkiye

Türkiye: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
98.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2015
All-time low
93.4%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Türkiye, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 93.42001: 93.42002: 93.82003: 94.12004: 94.52005: 94.82006: 95.22007: 95.62008: 95.92009: 96.32010: 96.62011: 972012: 97.32013: 97.72014: 982015: 98.42016: 98.42017: 98.4

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 98.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Türkiye peaked at 98.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2000.

That places Türkiye 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Türkiye, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 93.4%
2001 93.4% +0.0%
2002 93.8% +0.4%
2003 94.1% +0.4%
2004 94.5% +0.4%
2005 94.8% +0.4%
2006 95.2% +0.4%
2007 95.6% +0.4%
2008 95.9% +0.4%
2009 96.3% +0.4%
2010 96.6% +0.4%
2011 97.0% +0.4%
2012 97.3% +0.4%
2013 97.7% +0.4%
2014 98.0% +0.4%
2015 98.4% +0.4%
2016 98.4% +0.0%
2017 98.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94.7% 93.4% 96.3% 10
2010s 97.7% 96.6% 98.4% 8

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 3 Turkmenistan 99.3% compare
  2. 4 Jordan 98.9% compare
  3. 5 Maldives 98.7% compare
  4. 7 Serbia 98.3% compare
  5. 8 Tunisia 98.1% compare
  6. 9 Costa Rica 97.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Türkiye?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Türkiye was 98.4% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2000.
How does Türkiye rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Türkiye ranks 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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