Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Türkiye
Türkiye: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Türkiye, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Türkiye stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Türkiye peaked at 1.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 53rd out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +74.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +41.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -44.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -28.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Türkiye?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Türkiye was 0.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Türkiye ranks 53rd out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. 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 Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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