Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Turkey stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Turkey peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 119th of 249 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.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 116 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 117 Samoa 0.2% compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 119 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 121 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
- 121 Moldova 0.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Turkey
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.03 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.32 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1055 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9.03 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Turkey?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Turkey was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Turkey ranks 119th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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