Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Turkey
Turkey: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 1.37 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.37 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
44th
of 146 countries
All-time high
1.37 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1865
Years of data
132
1865–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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
Turkey recorded 1.37 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 132 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Turkey peaked at 1.37 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1865.
That places Turkey 44th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1866 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1867 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1868 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1869 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1870 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1871 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1872 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1873 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1874 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1875 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1877 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1878 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1879 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1880 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1881 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1882 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1883 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1884 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1885 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1886 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1887 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1888 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1889 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1891 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1892 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1893 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1894 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1895 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1896 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1897 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1898 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1899 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1902 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1909 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1924 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1928 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1943 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1946 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1947 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -91.1% |
| 1980 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +1076.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +144.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -80.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +388.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +66.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +565.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +59.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0428 tonnes per person | +64.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0996 tonnes per person | +132.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1589 tonnes per person | +59.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1823 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1937 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2116 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2127 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2615 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2962 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3551 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3643 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4365 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4818 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5144 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5387 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6572 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6669 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8077 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9033 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9948 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9827 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9863 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.37 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.625 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.37 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1076.3% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person |
| 1986 | +565.1% | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | +388.6% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 1982 | +144.7% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 1989 | +132.9% | 0.0428 tonnes per person | 0.0996 tonnes per person |
| 1979 | -91.1% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0996 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2673 tonnes per person | 0.1589 tonnes per person | 0.4365 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7603 tonnes per person | 0.4818 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 0.9827 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More climate change data for Turkey
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,751 kt (2050)
- 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 from gas in Turkey?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Turkey was 1.37 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 gas recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1865.
- How does Turkey rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Turkey ranks 44th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.