People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey
Turkey: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Turkey stood at 81.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Turkey peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 19th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.6% | — |
| 2001 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 81.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 81.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.2%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 45.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 58.6% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 76.3% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Turkey?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Turkey was 81.4% 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, rural recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Turkey ranks 19th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural 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.