Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Turkey
Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled was 6.24 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Turkey, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Turkey is 6.24 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Turkey peaked at 6.24 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 220,204 tonnes, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 72nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 220,204 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 483,573 tonnes | +119.6% |
| 1992 | 737,084 tonnes | +52.4% |
| 1993 | 968,004 tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million tonnes | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 1.60 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 1.81 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 2.01 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 2.18 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 2.35 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 2.51 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 2.65 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.80 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 2.94 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 3.08 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.22 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.35 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.48 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.62 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 3.78 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.93 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.07 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4.22 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.36 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 4.52 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.68 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 4.83 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.01 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.19 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.39 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.60 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.81 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.03 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 6.24 million tonnes | +3.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6.24 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 million tonnes, 5.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6.24 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.26 million tonnes, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +119.6% | 220,204 tonnes | 483,573 tonnes |
| 1992 | +52.4% | 483,573 tonnes | 737,084 tonnes |
| 1993 | +31.3% | 737,084 tonnes | 968,004 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 million tonnes | 220,204 tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.00 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 million tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 million tonnes | 5.39 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 69 Ghana 6.92 million tonnes compare
- 70 Myanmar 6.54 million tonnes compare
- 71 Papua New Guinea 6.43 million tonnes compare
- 73 Chad 6.01 million tonnes compare
- 74 Afghanistan 5.96 million tonnes compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 5.56 million tonnes compare
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Turkey?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Turkey was 6.24 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 220,204 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled?
- Turkey ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring with 73 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative co2 flaring Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring with 73 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.