Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Turkey
Turkey: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 5.53 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.53 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
54th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5.55 tonnes per person
in 2017
All-time low
3.08 tonnes per person
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Turkey is 5.53 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Turkey peaked at 5.55 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.08 tonnes per person, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 54th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.74 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 3.7 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.2 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 3.86 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 3.46 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 3.64 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 3.46 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.6 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.88 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 3.08 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 3.35 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.67 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 4.12 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 4.46 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 4.82 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 5.27 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 5.03 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.63 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 4.99 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 5.42 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.29 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.31 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.36 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.55 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.31 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.91 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.17 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 5.08 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.53 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5.53 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.53 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.96 tonnes per person, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | 5.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 tonnes per person | 4.91 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 5.53 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Turkey?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Turkey was 5.53 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Turkey ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.