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Environment > Waste Stats: compare key data on Greece & Turkey

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STAT Greece Turkey HISTORY
Hazardous waste created 252,955 tonnes
Ranked 34th.
1.02 million tonnes
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Greece

Hazardous waste created per thousand people 22.51 tonnes
Ranked 38th. 55% more than Turkey
14.55 tonnes
Ranked 42nd.

Local garbage collected 5.39 million tonnes
Ranked 20th.
28.01 million tonnes
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Greece

Local garbage collected per thousand people 477.37 tonnes
Ranked 30th. 21% more than Turkey
393.12 tonnes
Ranked 39th.

Population served by local garbage collection 100%
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Turkey
82%
Ranked 37th.

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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