Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Turkey
Turkey: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Turkey, 1865–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Turkey is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 160 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Turkey peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1865.
That places Turkey 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Turkey?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Turkey was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1865.
- How does Turkey rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Turkey ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.