Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Turkey
Turkey: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Turkey, 1882–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Turkey stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 115 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Turkey peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1882.
Turkey ranks 26th of 146 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 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 burning gas in Turkey?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Turkey was 0.8% 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 burning gas recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1882.
- How does Turkey rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.