Municipal waste collected in Türkiye
Türkiye: Municipal waste collected was 32.74 million tonnes in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste collected in Türkiye, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 32.74 million tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Türkiye peaked at 32.74 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.07 million tonnes, in 2008.
Türkiye ranks 6th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.41 million tonnes | 24.07 million tonnes | 26.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.68 million tonnes | 25.10 million tonnes | 32.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.53 million tonnes | 32.32 million tonnes | 32.74 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Türkiye
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,204 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.99 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 2.43 million million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 74,004 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 188,053 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.92 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Türkiye?
- Municipal waste collected in Türkiye was 32.74 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 32.74 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.07 million tonnes in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for municipal waste collected?
- Türkiye ranks 6th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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