Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewer in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewer was 89.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Turkey is 89.37, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Turkey peaked at 89.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.61, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 36th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewer in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.61 | — |
| 2001 | 71.99 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.39 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.79 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 73.19 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 73.58 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.97 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.2 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 76.39 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 77.56 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.71 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.82 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.92 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 81.98 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.02 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 84.03 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.01 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.97 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.91 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.82 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 88.71 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.88 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.05 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.21 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.37 | +0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 89.37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.27, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 89.37 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.34, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.87 | 71.61 | 77.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.42 | 78.71 | 87.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.05 | 88.71 | 89.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Turkey?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Turkey was 89.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 89.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.61 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Turkey ranks 36th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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