Forest fires — Emissions in Turkey

Turkey: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.1295 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1295 kt
Change on year
up 92.7%
World rank
87th
of 254 countries
All-time high
3.01 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.005 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions in Turkey, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 0.276 kt1991: 0.276 kt1992: 0.276 kt1993: 0.276 kt1994: 0.276 kt1995: 0.276 kt1996: 0.305 kt1997: 0.2 kt1998: 0.352 kt1999: 0.316 kt2000: 0.153 kt2001: 0.005 kt2002: 0.017 kt2003: 0.067 kt2004: 0.062 kt2005: 0.052 kt2006: 0.279 kt2007: 0.167 kt2008: 0.595 kt2009: 0.04 kt2010: 0.01 kt2011: 0.154 kt2012: 0.174 kt2013: 0.092 kt2014: 0.027 kt2015: 0.05 kt2016: 0.025 kt2017: 0.194 kt2018: 0.022 kt2019: 0.51 kt2020: 0.588 kt2021: 3 kt2022: 0.067 kt2023: 0.13 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.1295 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.7% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Turkey peaked at 3.01 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.005 kt, in 2001.

Turkey ranks 87th of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Forest fires — Emissions in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Turkey, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2755 kt
1991 0.2755 kt +0.0%
1992 0.2755 kt +0.0%
1993 0.2755 kt +0.0%
1994 0.2755 kt +0.0%
1995 0.2755 kt +0.0%
1996 0.3048 kt +10.6%
1997 0.2003 kt -34.3%
1998 0.3525 kt +76.0%
1999 0.3158 kt -10.4%
2000 0.1535 kt -51.4%
2001 0.005 kt -96.7%
2002 0.0174 kt +248.0%
2003 0.0672 kt +286.2%
2004 0.0623 kt -7.3%
2005 0.0523 kt -16.1%
2006 0.2788 kt +433.1%
2007 0.1668 kt -40.2%
2008 0.595 kt +256.7%
2009 0.0398 kt -93.3%
2010 0.01 kt -74.9%
2011 0.1544 kt +1444.0%
2012 0.1743 kt +12.9%
2013 0.0921 kt -47.2%
2014 0.0274 kt -70.2%
2015 0.0498 kt +81.8%
2016 0.0249 kt -50.0%
2017 0.1942 kt +679.9%
2018 0.0224 kt -88.5%
2019 0.5104 kt +2178.6%
2020 0.5876 kt +15.1%
2021 3.01 kt +413.0%
2022 0.0672 kt -97.8%
2023 0.1295 kt +92.7%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.1295 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 kt, 6.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +2178.6% 0.0224 kt 0.5104 kt
2011 +1444.0% 0.01 kt 0.1544 kt
2017 +679.9% 0.0249 kt 0.1942 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2826 kt 0.2003 kt 0.3525 kt 10
2000s 0.1438 kt 0.005 kt 0.595 kt 10
2010s 0.126 kt 0.01 kt 0.5104 kt 10
2020s 0.9497 kt 0.0672 kt 3.01 kt 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 85 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.142 kt compare
  2. 86 Ecuador 0.1405 kt compare
  3. 87 Türkiye 0.1295 kt compare
  4. 89 Syrian Arab Republic 0.1269 kt compare
  5. 89 Syria 0.1269 kt compare

See the full ranking of 288 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Turkey?
Forest fires — emissions in Turkey was 0.1295 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 3.01 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.005 kt in 2001.
How does Turkey rank for forest fires — emissions?
Turkey ranks 87th out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 9,567 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf