Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey
Turkey: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
58th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1897
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey is 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey peaked at 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1897.
That places Turkey 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 55 Laos 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 56 Czechia 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 57 Germany 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 59 Antigua and Barbuda 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 60 Denmark 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 61 Lithuania 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey was 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1897.
- How does Turkey rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Turkey ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.