Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Türkiye
Türkiye: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 38.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Türkiye, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
In 2022, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Türkiye stood at 38.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Türkiye peaked at 51.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 34.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -32.8% |
| 2008 | 46.21 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 43.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 39.99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 38.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 35.92 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 41.78 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 38.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.28 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 34.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 51.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 35.92 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 43.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 38.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 5 Austria 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 8 Belgium 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 9 Greece 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
More environment data for Türkiye
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Türkiye?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Türkiye was 38.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 51.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2006.
- How does Türkiye rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Türkiye ranks 6th out of 7 groups with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 2025 Database documentation