People using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye
Türkiye: People using safely managed sanitation services was 78.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye is 78.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye peaked at 78.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2001.
Türkiye ranks 52nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 44.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 55.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 72.3% | 78.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Türkiye
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye was 78.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2001.
- How does Türkiye rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Türkiye ranks 52nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.