Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Turkey
Turkey: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 21 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Turkey, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Turkey is 21 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 Turkey peaked at 575 num items per 100m2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
That places Turkey 43rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 251 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 575 num items per 100m2 | +129.1% |
| 2018 | 45 num items per 100m2 | -92.2% |
| 2019 | 56 num items per 100m2 | +24.4% |
| 2020 | 177 num items per 100m2 | +216.1% |
| 2021 | 21 num items per 100m2 | -88.1% |
| 2022 | 152 num items per 100m2 | +623.8% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.3% |
| 2024 | 21 num items per 100m2 | +2000.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 21 num items per 100m2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 21 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8 num items per 100m2, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 231.75 num items per 100m2 | 45 num items per 100m2 | 575 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.4 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 177 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More development goals data for Turkey
- Red List Index 0.8224 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 constant US$ (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 Turkey?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Turkey was 21 num items per 100m2 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 575 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Turkey ranks 43rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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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