Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Turkey
Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 4.30 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Turkey, 1865–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 4.30 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 160 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Turkey peaked at 4.30 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1865.
That places Turkey 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 6,961 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 51,294 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 14.02 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 30.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 80.58 million tonnes | 34.60 million tonnes | 147.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 331.38 million tonnes | 169.58 million tonnes | 525.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 796.76 million tonnes | 570.58 million tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 2.63 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 billion tonnes | 2.71 billion tonnes | 3.66 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 billion tonnes | 3.78 billion tonnes | 4.30 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 oil in Turkey?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Turkey was 4.30 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 oil recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.30 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1865.
- How does Turkey rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Turkey ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.