Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Turkey
Turkey: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 2.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Turkey, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Turkey stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Turkey peaked at 2.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1928.
Turkey ranks 4th of 211 countries on this measure, 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 from cement in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.1% | — |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +101.3% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +34.0% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 1934 | 0.3% | +20.2% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | -30.4% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | +44.9% |
| 1938 | 0.3% | +31.6% |
| 1939 | 0.4% | +16.9% |
| 1940 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | -25.4% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| 1944 | 0.6% | +160.1% |
| 1945 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1946 | 0.4% | -28.6% |
| 1947 | 0.4% | -8.2% |
| 1948 | 0.3% | -18.2% |
| 1949 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 1950 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 1952 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | +23.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +8.7% |
| 1957 | 0.5% | +24.0% |
| 1958 | 0.6% | +13.1% |
| 1959 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | +8.3% |
| 1961 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +3.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 53.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 35.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | +160.1% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1931 | +101.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More climate change data for Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Turkey?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Turkey was 2.9% 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 from cement recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1928.
- How does Turkey rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Turkey ranks 4th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.