Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Turkey
Turkey: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Turkey, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Turkey is 0.7%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Turkey peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
That places Turkey 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 6.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 5.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More climate change data for Turkey
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 25,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 57.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 911.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,063 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 45.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Turkey?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Turkey was 0.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Turkey rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Turkey ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.