Sanitation facilities usage in Türkiye
Türkiye: Sanitation facilities usage was 78.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 78.9% for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Türkiye peaked at 78.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2001.
That places Türkiye 54th out of 150 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 44.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 55.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 72.3% | 78.9% | 5 |
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More population data for Türkiye
- 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)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 84.9 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.26 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.4098 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Türkiye?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Türkiye was 78.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2001.
- How does Türkiye rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Türkiye ranks 54th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.