People practicing open defecation of population in Türkiye
Türkiye: People practicing open defecation of population was 0.1404 in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation of population in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.603 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1404, in 2024.
Türkiye ranks 106th of 225 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.
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 Türkiye
- 103 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1596 compare
- 104 Samoa 0.1554 compare
- 105 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1427 compare
- 107 Moldova 0.1316 compare
- 108 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 0.1314 compare
- 109 Palestine 0.1275 compare
More population data for Türkiye
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.48 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2.94 million (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.48 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.48 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population in Türkiye?
- People practicing open defecation of population in Türkiye was 0.1404 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.603 in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1404 in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
- Türkiye ranks 106th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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