Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Türkiye
Türkiye: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 21 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
21
Change on year
up 2,000.0%
World rank
8th
of 12 countries
All-time high
575
in 2017
All-time low
1
in 2023
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Türkiye, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 21 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2,000.0% on the previous year and down 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Türkiye peaked at 575 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 251 | — |
| 2017 | 575 | +129.1% |
| 2018 | 45 | -92.2% |
| 2019 | 56 | +24.4% |
| 2020 | 177 | +216.1% |
| 2021 | 21 | -88.1% |
| 2022 | 152 | +623.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | -99.3% |
| 2024 | 21 | +2000.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 231.75 | 45 | 575 | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.4 | 1 | 177 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 5 Bulgaria 783 compare
- 6 Kenya 594 compare
- 7 Italy 303 compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 266 compare
- 9 Egypt 256 compare
- 10 Philippines 245 compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 165 compare
More development goals data for Türkiye
- Red List Index 0.8224 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 82 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8,552 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Türkiye?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Türkiye was 21 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 575 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Türkiye rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Türkiye ranks 8th out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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