People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural in Turkey
Turkey: People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural was 90.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey stood at 90.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey peaked at 90.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 28th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.2% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 90.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.6%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 90.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.3%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.9% | 80.2% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 87.0% | 90.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey was 90.8% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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