Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Turkey
Turkey: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 2.39 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.39 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
18th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0101 tonnes per person
in 1879
Years of data
160
1865–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Turkey, 1865–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by source in Turkey is 2.39 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 160 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Turkey peaked at 2.39 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 tonnes per person, in 1879.
That places Turkey 18th out of 179 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 0.013 tonnes per person | — |
| 1866 | 0.018 tonnes per person | +38.6% |
| 1867 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 1869 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +51.6% |
| 1870 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -41.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | +61.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 1879 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -62.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -30.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | +80.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | +49.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -29.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | +65.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0742 tonnes per person | +53.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0741 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0848 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0956 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1905 | 0.1065 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1092 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1292 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1177 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1333 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1283 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1521 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1912 | 0.137 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1409 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.116 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0729 tonnes per person | -37.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | -50.1% |
| 1917 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1918 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0678 tonnes per person | +105.8% |
| 1920 | 0.1017 tonnes per person | +49.9% |
| 1921 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0729 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1923 | 0.1054 tonnes per person | +44.6% |
| 1924 | 0.1741 tonnes per person | +65.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1669 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1926 | 0.2105 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1927 | 0.2278 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2135 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1929 | 0.2403 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2663 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1931 | 0.259 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1932 | 0.2588 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.2968 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1934 | 0.3614 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1935 | 0.365 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.3542 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1937 | 0.2485 tonnes per person | -29.8% |
| 1938 | 0.2655 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1939 | 0.276 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1940 | 0.304 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1941 | 0.307 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1942 | 0.2663 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1943 | 0.3264 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1944 | 0.3659 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1945 | 0.3632 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.3528 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1947 | 0.3689 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1948 | 0.3736 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 0.3774 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.3698 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1951 | 0.374 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3546 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4362 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4335 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4066 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4217 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4488 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1958 | 0.447 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.409 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3996 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3648 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3977 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4218 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4553 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4384 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4784 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4415 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4392 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4517 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4771 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4718 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4918 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4893 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.496 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5116 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5639 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5596 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4678 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5622 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5328 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5881 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6581 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7151 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7834 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9233 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9966 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.79 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.77 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.65 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 1.67 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.85 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.23 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.39 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 12.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.39 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 5.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +105.8% | 0.033 tonnes per person | 0.0678 tonnes per person |
| 1887 | +80.0% | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0189 tonnes per person |
| 1879 | -62.0% | 0.0265 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.013 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1870s | 0.0217 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.0229 tonnes per person | 0.0483 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0992 tonnes per person | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 0.1333 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.028 tonnes per person | 0.1521 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1574 tonnes per person | 0.061 tonnes per person | 0.2403 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2951 tonnes per person | 0.2485 tonnes per person | 0.365 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3405 tonnes per person | 0.2663 tonnes per person | 0.3774 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4101 tonnes per person | 0.3546 tonnes per person | 0.4488 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4288 tonnes per person | 0.3648 tonnes per person | 0.4784 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5091 tonnes per person | 0.4678 tonnes per person | 0.5639 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8324 tonnes per person | 0.5328 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Turkey
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- 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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Turkey?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Turkey was 2.39 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 tonnes per person in 1879.
- How does Turkey rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.