Co2 land use per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Co2 land use per capita was -0.1089 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Co2 land use per capita in Turkey, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Turkey is -0.1089, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 54.5% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Turkey peaked at 5.99 in 1953 and was at its lowest, -0.4573, in 2018.
Turkey ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.34 | — |
| 1851 | 1.34 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 1.33 | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 1.33 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 1.33 | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 1.32 | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 1.31 | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 1.31 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 1.31 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.3 | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 1.29 | -0.5% |
| 1862 | 1.29 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 1.29 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 1.28 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 1.28 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.28 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 1.28 | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.27 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 1.27 | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 1.13 | -11.1% |
| 1871 | 1.07 | -5.5% |
| 1872 | 1.02 | -4.2% |
| 1873 | 0.9875 | -3.5% |
| 1874 | 0.9549 | -3.3% |
| 1875 | 0.9259 | -3.0% |
| 1876 | 0.8994 | -2.9% |
| 1877 | 0.8781 | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 0.858 | -2.3% |
| 1879 | 0.8382 | -2.3% |
| 1880 | 0.8042 | -4.1% |
| 1881 | 0.7791 | -3.1% |
| 1882 | 0.7565 | -2.9% |
| 1883 | 0.7369 | -2.6% |
| 1884 | 0.7188 | -2.5% |
| 1885 | 0.7011 | -2.5% |
| 1886 | 0.6873 | -2.0% |
| 1887 | 0.6722 | -2.2% |
| 1888 | 0.6577 | -2.1% |
| 1889 | 0.6445 | -2.0% |
| 1890 | 0.6129 | -4.9% |
| 1891 | 0.5938 | -3.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5775 | -2.7% |
| 1893 | 0.563 | -2.5% |
| 1894 | 0.5501 | -2.3% |
| 1895 | 0.5383 | -2.1% |
| 1896 | 0.5271 | -2.1% |
| 1897 | 0.5158 | -2.1% |
| 1898 | 0.5053 | -2.0% |
| 1899 | 0.4954 | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 0.4831 | -2.5% |
| 1901 | 0.4707 | -2.6% |
| 1902 | 0.4606 | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.45 | -2.3% |
| 1904 | 0.441 | -2.0% |
| 1905 | 0.4322 | -2.0% |
| 1906 | 0.423 | -2.1% |
| 1907 | 0.4156 | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.4078 | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.4018 | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 1.18 | +194.8% |
| 1911 | 1.53 | +29.2% |
| 1912 | 1.77 | +15.7% |
| 1913 | 1.98 | +11.5% |
| 1914 | 2.16 | +9.1% |
| 1915 | 2.31 | +7.3% |
| 1916 | 2.46 | +6.3% |
| 1917 | 2.59 | +5.4% |
| 1918 | 2.71 | +4.7% |
| 1919 | 2.82 | +3.9% |
| 1920 | 3.09 | +9.7% |
| 1921 | 3.24 | +4.8% |
| 1922 | 3.35 | +3.4% |
| 1923 | 3.43 | +2.4% |
| 1924 | 3.49 | +1.9% |
| 1925 | 3.55 | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 3.6 | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 3.64 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 3.67 | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 3.68 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 4.71 | +27.9% |
| 1931 | 5.13 | +8.8% |
| 1932 | 5.37 | +4.8% |
| 1933 | 5.53 | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 5.64 | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 5.72 | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 5.78 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 5.81 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 5.83 | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 5.83 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 5.31 | -8.9% |
| 1941 | 5.09 | -4.2% |
| 1942 | 4.93 | -3.1% |
| 1943 | 4.8 | -2.6% |
| 1944 | 4.69 | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 4.58 | -2.2% |
| 1946 | 4.48 | -2.1% |
| 1947 | 4.39 | -2.0% |
| 1948 | 4.3 | -2.0% |
| 1949 | 4.21 | -2.1% |
| 1950 | 5.26 | +24.8% |
| 1951 | 5.62 | +6.9% |
| 1952 | 5.79 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 5.99 | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 5.89 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 5.82 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 5.74 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 5.54 | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 5.28 | -4.7% |
| 1959 | 5.17 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 3.54 | -31.6% |
| 1961 | 3.27 | -7.6% |
| 1962 | 4.72 | +44.5% |
| 1963 | 3.09 | -34.5% |
| 1964 | 2.6 | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 2.72 | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 2.04 | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 2.56 | +25.4% |
| 1968 | 4.62 | +80.5% |
| 1969 | 2.54 | -45.0% |
| 1970 | 2.42 | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 3.19 | +31.4% |
| 1972 | 2.24 | -29.8% |
| 1973 | 1.55 | -30.8% |
| 1974 | 1.17 | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.32 | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 1.15 | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 2.46 | +113.4% |
| 1979 | 1.28 | -48.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1588 | -85.2% |
| 1982 | -0.0384 | -124.2% |
| 1983 | 1.43 | -3830.7% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7718 | -27.7% |
| 1986 | 1.47 | +90.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6963 | -52.7% |
| 1988 | 1.01 | +44.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4934 | -51.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5765 | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 0.322 | -44.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2672 | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5421 | +102.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4275 | -21.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1633 | -61.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1036 | -36.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4873 | +370.2% |
| 1998 | 0.512 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2638 | -48.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2816 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3987 | +41.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 | -92.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6921 | +2345.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3038 | -56.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0591 | -119.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0765 | -229.4% |
| 2007 | -0.1854 | -342.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1866 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.1065 | -42.9% |
| 2010 | -0.1967 | +84.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1171 | -40.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1894 | +61.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0544 | -71.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1598 | +193.7% |
| 2015 | -0.0519 | -67.5% |
| 2016 | -0.1121 | +115.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0878 | -21.7% |
| 2018 | -0.4573 | +420.8% |
| 2019 | -0.3304 | -27.8% |
| 2020 | -0.0028 | -99.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2305 | -8241.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 | -98.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0705 | -2080.5% |
| 2024 | -0.1089 | +54.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's -0.1089 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's -0.1089 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 | +8241.5% | -0.0028 | 0.2305 |
| 1983 | +3830.7% | -0.0384 | 1.43 |
| 2003 | +2345.7% | 0.0283 | 0.6921 |
| 2023 | -2080.5% | 0.0036 | -0.0705 |
| 2018 | -420.8% | -0.0878 | -0.4573 |
| 1997 | +370.2% | 0.1036 | 0.4873 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9565 | 0.8382 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7158 | 0.6445 | 0.8042 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5479 | 0.4954 | 0.6129 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4386 | 0.4018 | 0.4831 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.15 | 1.18 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.47 | 3.09 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.54 | 4.71 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.68 | 4.21 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.61 | 5.17 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.17 | 2.04 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 | 1.1 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8132 | -0.0384 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3665 | 0.1036 | 0.5765 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1243 | -0.1866 | 0.6921 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1757 | -0.4573 | -0.0519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 | -0.1089 | 0.2305 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Turkey
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 25,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 57.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 911.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,063 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 45.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Turkey?
- Co2 land use per capita in Turkey was -0.1089 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 in 1953.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4573 in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Turkey ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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