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
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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.6% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 85.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 76.86 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 12.89 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.87 tonnes per person (2024)
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.