Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Turkey
Turkey: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 97.23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.23
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 175 countries
All-time high
97.23
in 2020
All-time low
69.26
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 97.23 for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Turkey peaked at 97.23 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.26, in 2000.
That places Turkey 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.26 | — |
| 2001 | 69.26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.7 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 72.15 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 73.6 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 75.05 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 76.51 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 77.97 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 79.43 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 80.9 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 82.37 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 83.84 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 85.31 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 86.79 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 88.27 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 89.76 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 91.25 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 92.74 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 94.23 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 95.73 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 97.23 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 97.23 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.23 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.23 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.23 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 97.23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.22, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 97.23 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.88, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.48 | 69.26 | 80.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.03 | 82.37 | 95.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.23 | 97.23 | 97.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 47 Uzbekistan 97.83 compare
- 48 North Macedonia 97.74 compare
- 49 Iraq 97.65 compare
- 51 Ukraine 97.09 compare
- 52 Samoa 97.01 compare
- 53 Tajikistan 96.99 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 share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Turkey?
- Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Turkey was 97.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 97.23 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.26 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Turkey ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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