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Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey

Turkey: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0024 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.0046 tonnes per person
in 1991
All-time low
0.0019 tonnes per person
in 2014
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey, 1990–2024

00.0010.0020.0030.0040.0051990200720241990: 0.004 tonnes per person1991: 0.005 tonnes per person1992: 0.004 tonnes per person1993: 0.004 tonnes per person1994: 0.004 tonnes per person1995: 0.003 tonnes per person1996: 0.003 tonnes per person1997: 0.003 tonnes per person1998: 0.003 tonnes per person1999: 0.003 tonnes per person2000: 0.003 tonnes per person2001: 0.002 tonnes per person2002: 0.002 tonnes per person2003: 0.002 tonnes per person2004: 0.002 tonnes per person2005: 0.002 tonnes per person2006: 0.002 tonnes per person2007: 0.002 tonnes per person2008: 0.002 tonnes per person2009: 0.002 tonnes per person2010: 0.002 tonnes per person2011: 0.002 tonnes per person2012: 0.002 tonnes per person2013: 0.002 tonnes per person2014: 0.002 tonnes per person2015: 0.002 tonnes per person2016: 0.002 tonnes per person2017: 0.002 tonnes per person2018: 0.002 tonnes per person2019: 0.002 tonnes per person2020: 0.002 tonnes per person2021: 0.002 tonnes per person2022: 0.002 tonnes per person2023: 0.002 tonnes per person2024: 0.002 tonnes per person

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 from flaring in Turkey is 0.0024 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey peaked at 0.0046 tonnes per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 tonnes per person, in 2014.

Turkey ranks 79th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey, year by year

Year tonnes per person Change
1990 0.0039 tonnes per person —
1991 0.0046 tonnes per person +17.5%
1992 0.0044 tonnes per person -5.4%
1993 0.0039 tonnes per person -10.5%
1994 0.0036 tonnes per person -6.8%
1995 0.0034 tonnes per person -6.0%
1996 0.0034 tonnes per person -1.8%
1997 0.0033 tonnes per person -2.3%
1998 0.003 tonnes per person -7.3%
1999 0.0028 tonnes per person -9.4%
2000 0.0026 tonnes per person -7.1%
2001 0.0023 tonnes per person -9.0%
2002 0.0022 tonnes per person -5.3%
2003 0.0021 tonnes per person -3.2%
2004 0.002 tonnes per person -4.5%
2005 0.002 tonnes per person -0.1%
2006 0.0019 tonnes per person -5.6%
2007 0.0019 tonnes per person -2.6%
2008 0.0019 tonnes per person +0.3%
2009 0.0019 tonnes per person +1.2%
2010 0.0021 tonnes per person +11.6%
2011 0.002 tonnes per person -4.7%
2012 0.0019 tonnes per person -5.8%
2013 0.0019 tonnes per person -0.3%
2014 0.0019 tonnes per person -2.1%
2015 0.0019 tonnes per person +3.6%
2016 0.0019 tonnes per person +0.1%
2017 0.0019 tonnes per person -2.3%
2018 0.0021 tonnes per person +9.3%
2019 0.0021 tonnes per person +3.6%
2020 0.0023 tonnes per person +5.9%
2021 0.0024 tonnes per person +6.7%
2022 0.0025 tonnes per person +3.3%
2023 0.0025 tonnes per person -1.9%
2024 0.0024 tonnes per person -0.2%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.0024 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 23.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.0024 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0072 tonnes per person, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0036 tonnes per person 0.0028 tonnes per person 0.0046 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.0021 tonnes per person 0.0019 tonnes per person 0.0026 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.002 tonnes per person 0.0019 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.0024 tonnes per person 0.0023 tonnes per person 0.0025 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 76 Czechia 0.0034 tonnes per person compare
  2. 77 China 0.0028 tonnes per person compare
  3. 78 Japan 0.0027 tonnes per person compare
  4. 80 Niger 0.0024 tonnes per person compare
  5. 81 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
  6. 82 India 0.0019 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey?
Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkey was 0.0024 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 from flaring recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.0046 tonnes per person in 1991.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 tonnes per person in 2014.
How does Turkey rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
Turkey ranks 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.