Turkey - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Turkey was 96.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 89.10 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 89.10
2001 89.10
2002 89.47
2003 89.83
2004 90.20
2005 90.56
2006 90.93
2007 91.29
2008 91.65
2009 92.02
2010 92.38
2011 92.75
2012 93.11
2013 93.48
2014 93.84
2015 94.20
2016 94.57
2017 94.93
2018 95.30
2019 95.66
2020 96.03

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Turkey was 97.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.99 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 95.99
2001 96.06
2002 96.13
2003 96.19
2004 96.26
2005 96.33
2006 96.39
2007 96.46
2008 96.53
2009 96.59
2010 96.66
2011 96.73
2012 96.79
2013 96.86
2014 96.93
2015 96.99
2016 97.06
2017 97.13
2018 97.19
2019 97.26
2020 97.32

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Turkey was 97.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.56 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 93.56
2001 93.65
2002 93.86
2003 94.07
2004 94.27
2005 94.47
2006 94.67
2007 94.86
2008 95.05
2009 95.23
2010 95.41
2011 95.59
2012 95.76
2013 95.93
2014 96.09
2015 96.26
2016 96.41
2017 96.57
2018 96.72
2019 96.87
2020 97.01

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention