Per capita methane emissions in Turkey
Turkey: Per capita methane emissions was 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
60th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.5846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1994
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Turkey stood at 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Turkey peaked at 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1994.
Turkey ranks 60th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 57 Thailand 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 58 Somalia 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 59 Bulgaria 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 61 South Africa 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 63 Latvia 1.22 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 methane emissions in Turkey?
- Per capita methane emissions in Turkey was 1.28 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 methane emissions recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1994.
- How does Turkey rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Turkey ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.