Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey

Turkey: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring was 213,937 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
213,937 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 215 countries
All-time high
263,369 tonnes
in 1991
All-time low
132,900 tonnes
in 2007
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 220.2k tonnes1991: 263.4k tonnes1992: 253.5k tonnes1993: 230.9k tonnes1994: 218.9k tonnes1995: 209.1k tonnes1996: 208.4k tonnes1997: 206.5k tonnes1998: 194.1k tonnes1999: 178.3k tonnes2000: 167.8k tonnes2001: 154.7k tonnes2002: 148.2k tonnes2003: 145.2k tonnes2004: 140.2k tonnes2005: 141.6k tonnes2006: 135.1k tonnes2007: 132.9k tonnes2008: 134.9k tonnes2009: 138.2k tonnes2010: 156.2k tonnes2011: 150.5k tonnes2012: 143.7k tonnes2013: 145.5k tonnes2014: 145.5k tonnes2015: 154.6k tonnes2016: 157.9k tonnes2017: 157.0k tonnes2018: 174.5k tonnes2019: 182.8k tonnes2020: 195.2k tonnes2021: 209.8k tonnes2022: 217.6k tonnes2023: 213.9k tonnes2024: 213.9k tonnes

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey is 213,937 tonnes, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey peaked at 263,369 tonnes in 1991 and was at its lowest, 132,900 tonnes, in 2007.

That places Turkey 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 218,329 tonnes 178,279 tonnes 263,369 tonnes 10
2000s 143,883 tonnes 132,900 tonnes 167,848 tonnes 10
2010s 156,828 tonnes 143,695 tonnes 182,841 tonnes 10
2020s 210,113 tonnes 195,236 tonnes 217,637 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 55 Japan 335,664 tonnes compare
  2. 56 Tunisia 320,145 tonnes compare
  3. 57 Croatia 304,075 tonnes compare
  4. 59 Peru 213,436 tonnes compare
  5. 60 Lithuania 197,842 tonnes compare
  6. 61 Brunei 190,331 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More climate change data for Turkey

All data for Turkey →

Frequently asked questions

What is annual co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey?
Annual co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey was 213,937 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 263,369 tonnes in 1991.
What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 132,900 tonnes in 2007.
How does Turkey rank for annual co₂ emissions from flaring?
Turkey ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes.