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
16th
of 90 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 16th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Municipal waste recycled in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.09 million tonnes | — |
| 2017 | 3.13 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.97 million tonnes | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 4.03 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.26 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.32 million tonnes | +1.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 4.32 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 382,150 tonnes, 11.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 4.32 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million tonnes, 4.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 16th out of 90 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).