27.10.2020

Environmental Protection Expenditure Statistics, 2019

Total environmental protection expenditure amounted to 38.4 billion TL by an increase of 1.2% compared to the previous year in 2019. Out of total environmental protection expenditure, 57.8% was realized by financial and non-financial corporations, 34.2% was realized by general government and non-profit institutions serving households and 8% was realized by households.

46.3% of environmental protection expenditures realized for waste management services

In total environmental protection expenditure, waste management services accounted for 46.3%, wastewater management services accounted for 37.8%, protection of biodiversity and landscapes accounted for 4.8%, protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water accounted for 3.8% and other environmental protection domains accounted for 7.3%.

Environmental protection investment expenditure was 6.4 billion TL

Out of 6.4 billion TL of environmental protection investment expenditure which decreased by 10.5% compared to the previous year, 76.9% was realized by financial and non-financial corporations and 23.1% was realized by general government and non-profit institutions serving households. While environmental protection investment expenditure was 3.3 billion TL for wastewater management services and 1.4 billion TL for waste management services, it was 1.7 billion TL for other domains.

Share of environmental protection expenditure in GDP was 0.9%

While share of environmental protection expenditure in gross domestic product was 1.0% in 2018, it was 0.9% in 2019.

Source: TurkStat
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