Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey
Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 6.24 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey stood at 6.24 million tonnes. 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 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 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 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 in Turkey?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey was 6.24 million 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 flaring recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 220,204 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Turkey ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.