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Türkiye

Location

  • Geographical region: Western Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 769,630 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 49% agriculture, 29% forest and 22% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 85,341,241 people (2022)
  • Population density: 110 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 75% lives in urban areas and 24% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 2,394,678,423,019 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 28,060 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 6% from agriculture, 54% from services and 32% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Türkiye

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Türkiye uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    79 % of the population in Türkiye uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Türkiye has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    65 % of domestic wastewater in Türkiye is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    78 % of monitored water bodies in Türkiye has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    16 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Türkiye (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    43 % of the renewable water resources in Türkiye is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    72 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Türkiye (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    40 % of the water basins in Türkiye is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    64 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Türkiye in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Türkiye (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Türkiye, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Türkiye, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Türkiye, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Türkiye, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Türkiye (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Türkiye, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Türkiye (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Türkiye, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 593 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 2,621 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 730 m3 per capita (2016)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Türkiye, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Türkiye, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Türkiye, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Türkiye, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Türkiye, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Türkiye, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Türkiye in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Türkiye, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Türkiye

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Türkiye, progress over time, by sub-sector