Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Turkey
Turkey: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 27.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Turkey, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 27.0% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Turkey peaked at 37.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2012.
Turkey ranks 142nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 30.1% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.7% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.0% | 28.6% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Turkey?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Turkey was 27.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Turkey ranks 142nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.