Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Turkey
Turkey: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.2%
Change on year
down 60.2%
World rank
184th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 1968
All-time low
-0.8%
in 2018
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Turkey, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Turkey is -0.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 60.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Turkey peaked at 2.5% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2018.
Turkey ranks 184th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5% | — |
| 1851 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 1852 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 1853 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1856 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1858 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 1861 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 1862 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 1863 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 1866 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 1868 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.5% | -21.6% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
| 1873 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 1874 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 1875 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 1876 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 1877 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1878 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1879 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 1880 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 1881 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1882 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 1883 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 1884 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1885 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1886 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 1888 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1889 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1890 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 1891 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1892 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1893 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1894 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1895 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1896 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1899 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 0.4% | +207.3% |
| 1911 | 0.5% | +29.8% |
| 1912 | 0.6% | +17.6% |
| 1913 | 0.6% | +11.7% |
| 1914 | 0.7% | +8.1% |
| 1915 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 1916 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 1918 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 1919 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 1920 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 1923 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 1.0% | +3.8% |
| 1925 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 1927 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 1928 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 1.3% | +28.1% |
| 1931 | 1.4% | +8.6% |
| 1932 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 1933 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 1938 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 1.6% | -9.1% |
| 1941 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
| 1942 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 1944 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 1.7% | +9.2% |
| 1951 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 1.8% | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 1.9% | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 1955 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 1958 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| 1960 | 1.3% | -19.5% |
| 1961 | 1.2% | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 2.0% | +58.6% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | -31.0% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -16.9% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +21.8% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | +82.9% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -48.6% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +46.7% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -31.4% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -27.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -23.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | +24.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -18.6% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +119.6% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -40.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -84.4% |
| 1982 | -0.0% | -126.1% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -3717.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -30.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +90.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -48.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +55.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -48.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -42.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +114.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -31.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -58.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -38.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +289.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -45.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -93.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +1959.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -49.6% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | -121.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -228.5% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | -364.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -47.4% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +87.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -38.6% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | +56.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -69.1% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | +195.7% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -67.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | +166.9% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | -0.8% | +475.3% |
| 2019 | -0.6% | -27.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -99.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -8050.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -98.5% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -2102.0% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | +60.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's -0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's -0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 25.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +8050.3% | -0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1983 | +3717.8% | -0.0% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | -2102.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | +1959.4% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 2018 | -475.3% | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | -364.1% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | -0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.8% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More climate change data for Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Turkey?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Turkey was -0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Turkey ranks 184th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.