People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Turkey
Turkey: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural was 97.5% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey stood at 97.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey peaked at 97.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Turkey, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.4% | — |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 97.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.1%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 97.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.7% | 88.4% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.2% | 97.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 17 Turkmenistan 98.7% compare
- 18 Jamaica 98.7% compare
- 19 Mexico 98.5% compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 97.5% compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
- 23 North Macedonia 97.1% 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey was 97.5% 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 97.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Turkey ranks 20th 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 5.7%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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