Co2 intensity in Turkey
Turkey: Co2 intensity was 0.1859 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1859
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
86th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3235
in 1991
All-time low
0.0115
in 1870
Years of data
102
1870–2022
Co2 intensity in Turkey, 1870–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.1859 for co2 intensity in 2022.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Turkey peaked at 0.3235 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0115, in 1870.
That places Turkey 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 102 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0115 | — |
| 1913 | 0.0922 | +704.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1062 | +15.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1619 | +52.4% |
| 1925 | 0.1404 | -13.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1538 | +9.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1844 | +19.9% |
| 1928 | 0.1586 | -14.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1554 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1663 | +7.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1555 | -6.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1682 | +8.2% |
| 1933 | 0.1734 | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 0.2104 | +21.3% |
| 1935 | 0.2112 | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1755 | -16.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1229 | -30.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1233 | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 0.1205 | -2.3% |
| 1940 | 0.143 | +18.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1615 | +12.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1363 | -15.6% |
| 1943 | 0.1856 | +36.2% |
| 1944 | 0.2227 | +20.0% |
| 1945 | 0.2598 | +16.7% |
| 1946 | 0.1994 | -23.3% |
| 1947 | 0.2009 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1821 | -9.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1984 | +9.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2161 | +8.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2044 | -5.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1868 | -8.6% |
| 1953 | 0.2069 | +10.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2194 | +6.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2048 | -6.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2079 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.213 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2035 | -4.5% |
| 1959 | 0.2074 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1958 | -5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1977 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2308 | +16.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2199 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.244 | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2459 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2521 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.255 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2575 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2598 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2707 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2762 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2908 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3051 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2882 | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2824 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2897 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3056 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2795 | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2742 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2754 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2766 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2851 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2849 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2833 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2984 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3035 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3085 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2869 | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3112 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3176 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3235 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3125 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2973 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3035 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3023 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3065 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2983 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2857 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2913 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2967 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2962 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2818 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2827 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2662 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2631 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2602 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2732 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.265 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2837 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2569 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2522 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2508 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.226 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2256 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2245 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2273 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2245 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2145 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2042 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2051 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2024 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1859 | -8.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1859 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1859 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | +704.0% | 0.0115 | 0.0922 |
| 1924 | +52.4% | 0.1062 | 0.1619 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0115 | 0.0115 | 0.0115 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0922 | 0.0922 | 0.0922 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1515 | 0.1062 | 0.1844 | 7 |
| 1930s | 0.1627 | 0.1205 | 0.2112 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.189 | 0.1363 | 0.2598 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.207 | 0.1868 | 0.2194 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2359 | 0.1958 | 0.2598 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2863 | 0.2707 | 0.3056 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2914 | 0.2754 | 0.3112 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3039 | 0.2857 | 0.3235 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2769 | 0.2602 | 0.2967 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2306 | 0.2042 | 0.2569 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1978 | 0.1859 | 0.2051 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in Turkey?
- Co2 intensity in Turkey was 0.1859 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3235 in 1991.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 in 1870.
- How does Turkey rank for co2 intensity?
- Turkey ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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