People practicing open defecation of population in Turkey
Turkey: People practicing open defecation of population was 0.1404 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1404
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
109th
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.603
in 2000
All-time low
0.1404
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People practicing open defecation of population in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.1404 for people practicing open defecation of population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population in Turkey peaked at 0.603 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1404, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 109th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.603 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5954 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5677 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5405 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5138 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4876 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4619 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4367 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4119 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3876 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3638 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3405 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3176 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2952 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2733 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2519 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2309 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2104 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1903 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1706 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1513 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1485 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1458 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1431 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1404 | -1.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1404 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2644, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5006 | 0.3876 | 0.603 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2645 | 0.1706 | 0.3638 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1458 | 0.1404 | 0.1513 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 106 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1596 compare
- 107 Samoa 0.1554 compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1427 compare
- 110 Moldova 0.1316 compare
- 111 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1314 compare
- 112 Palestine 0.1275 compare
More population data for Turkey
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population in Turkey?
- People practicing open defecation of population in Turkey was 0.1404 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.603 in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1404 in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
- Turkey ranks 109th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People practicing open defecation of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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