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

Latest (2022)
38.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Change on year
down 13.8%
Rank
6th
of 7 groups
All-time high
51.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2004
All-time low
34.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2006
Years of data
10
2004–2022

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Türkiye, 2004–2022

02040602004201320222004: 51.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2006: 34.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2008: 46.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2010: 43.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2012: 40 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2014: 38.1 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2016: 35.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2018: 41.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2020: 45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2022: 38.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars

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

Annual values for Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated in Türkiye, 2004 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  2. 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  3. 5 Austria 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  4. 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  5. 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  6. 8 Belgium 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  7. 9 Greece 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare

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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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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
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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