Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Türkiye
Türkiye: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 119,000 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
119,000
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
1st
of 3 countries
All-time high
383,000
in 2002
All-time low
117,000
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Türkiye, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 119,000 for municipal waste treated by type of treatment in 2021.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Türkiye peaked at 383,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 117,000, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 239,000 | — |
| 2001 | 218,000 | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 383,000 | +75.7% |
| 2003 | 326,000 | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 351,000 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 339,000 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 255,000 | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 334,000 | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 276,000 | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 315,000 | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 194,000 | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 291,000 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 155,000 | -46.7% |
| 2013 | 160,000 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 126,000 | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 154,000 | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 146,000 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 148,000 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 123,000 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 125,000 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 117,000 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 119,000 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 303,600 | 218,000 | 383,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,200 | 123,000 | 291,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,000 | 117,000 | 119,000 | 2 |
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More environment data for Türkiye
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 188,053 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 74,004 million USD (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,204 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Türkiye?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Türkiye was 119,000 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 383,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,000 in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 3 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste treated by type of treatment (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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