Municipal waste collected in Turkey
Turkey: Municipal waste collected was 32.74 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
32.74 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 108 countries
All-time high
32.74 million
in 2021
All-time low
24.07 million
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Municipal waste collected in Turkey, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Turkey is 32.74 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Turkey peaked at 32.74 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.07 million, in 2008.
That places Turkey 6th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Municipal waste collected in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.70 million | — |
| 2001 | 25.13 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 25.37 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 26.12 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 25.02 million | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 26.62 million | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 25.28 million | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 25.82 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.07 million | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 26.02 million | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 25.10 million | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 26.61 million | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 25.71 million | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 25.43 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.99 million | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 27.57 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.58 million | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 31.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 32.66 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 32.32 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.74 million | +1.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 32.74 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million, 17.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 32.74 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.72 million, 12.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.41 million | 24.07 million | 26.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.68 million | 25.10 million | 32.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.53 million | 32.32 million | 32.74 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Turkey?
- Municipal waste collected in Turkey was 32.74 million in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 32.74 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.07 million in 2008.
- How does Turkey rank for municipal waste collected?
- Turkey ranks 6th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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