Municipal waste recycled in Türkiye
Türkiye: Municipal waste recycled was 4.32 million tonnes in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
4.32 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
14th
of 84 countries
All-time high
4.32 million tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
3.09 million tonnes
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2021
Municipal waste recycled in Türkiye, 2016–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2021, municipal waste recycled in Türkiye stood at 4.32 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Türkiye ranks 14th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.56 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.29 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 4.32 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 recycled in Türkiye?
- Municipal waste recycled in Türkiye was 4.32 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 million tonnes in 2016.
- How does Türkiye rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Türkiye ranks 14th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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