Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Turkey
Turkey: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.3%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
12th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 1917
Years of data
160
1865–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Turkey, 1865–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1.3% for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 160 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Turkey peaked at 1.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1917.
That places Turkey 12th out of 215 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 0.0% | — |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +34.6% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -24.7% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +43.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -42.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +26.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -23.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | +59.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -27.6% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -64.3% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +27.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -20.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -31.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +72.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +50.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -32.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +57.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +17.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +46.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +12.1% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +16.5% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -14.7% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -36.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -54.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -26.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +18.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +136.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +28.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -31.6% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +28.4% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +65.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +29.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +21.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +14.2% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -32.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -11.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +21.5% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +21.5% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +20.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 25.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 15.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 | +136.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1887 | +72.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1879 | -64.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1924 | +65.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1916 | -54.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1877 | +59.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Turkey?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Turkey was 1.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1917.
- How does Turkey rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Turkey ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.