Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Turkey
Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 5.21 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Turkey, 1865–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Turkey stood at 5.21 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 160 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Turkey peaked at 5.21 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 150,224 tonnes, in 1865.
Turkey ranks 19th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 577,446 tonnes | 150,224 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 5 |
| 1870s | 2.38 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.61 million tonnes | 3.79 million tonnes | 5.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.93 million tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | 10.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 16.93 million tonnes | 11.07 million tonnes | 24.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 33.24 million tonnes | 26.19 million tonnes | 37.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 47.27 million tonnes | 38.86 million tonnes | 59.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 85.02 million tonnes | 63.85 million tonnes | 107.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 140.25 million tonnes | 112.40 million tonnes | 172.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 222.72 million tonnes | 179.79 million tonnes | 271.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 342.03 million tonnes | 282.63 million tonnes | 409.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 516.74 million tonnes | 426.54 million tonnes | 616.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 815.06 million tonnes | 640.53 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | 2.87 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 billion tonnes | 3.00 billion tonnes | 4.32 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 billion tonnes | 4.48 billion tonnes | 5.21 billion tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Turkey?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Turkey was 5.21 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,224 tonnes in 1865.
- How does Turkey rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Turkey ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 160 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.