Municipal waste recycled in Turkey
Turkey: 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
15th
of 86 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 Turkey, 2016–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Turkey is 4.32 million tonnes, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Turkey ranks 15th of 86 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 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Turkey?
- Municipal waste recycled in Turkey was 4.32 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 million tonnes in 2016.
- How does Turkey rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)