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Share global methane emissions in Turkey

Turkey: Share global methane emissions was 1.16 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.16
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
17th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 2024
All-time low
0.4846
in 1994
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Turkey, 1850–2024

00.250.50.7511.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 1.16 for share global methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Turkey peaked at 1.16 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4846, in 1994.

That places Turkey 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Turkey, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.8677 —
1851 0.8676 -0.0%
1852 0.8662 -0.2%
1853 0.8643 -0.2%
1854 0.8592 -0.6%
1855 0.858 -0.1%
1856 0.8555 -0.3%
1857 0.8547 -0.1%
1858 0.854 -0.1%
1859 0.8513 -0.3%
1860 0.8476 -0.4%
1861 0.8454 -0.3%
1862 0.8444 -0.1%
1863 0.8406 -0.4%
1864 0.8372 -0.4%
1865 0.835 -0.3%
1866 0.8322 -0.3%
1867 0.8306 -0.2%
1868 0.8293 -0.2%
1869 0.8267 -0.3%
1870 0.8251 -0.2%
1871 0.8195 -0.7%
1872 0.8112 -1.0%
1873 0.8048 -0.8%
1874 0.804 -0.1%
1875 0.7977 -0.8%
1876 0.7935 -0.5%
1877 0.79 -0.4%
1878 0.7861 -0.5%
1879 0.7793 -0.9%
1880 0.7706 -1.1%
1881 0.7638 -0.9%
1882 0.7568 -0.9%
1883 0.7493 -1.0%
1884 0.7454 -0.5%
1885 0.7417 -0.5%
1886 0.7371 -0.6%
1887 0.731 -0.8%
1888 0.7221 -1.2%
1889 0.7189 -0.4%
1890 0.7097 -1.3%
1891 0.7037 -0.8%
1892 0.7001 -0.5%
1893 0.6986 -0.2%
1894 0.6924 -0.9%
1895 0.6852 -1.0%
1896 0.6807 -0.7%
1897 0.674 -1.0%
1898 0.6682 -0.9%
1899 0.6594 -1.3%
1900 0.6531 -0.9%
1901 0.6468 -1.0%
1902 0.6421 -0.7%
1903 0.6325 -1.5%
1904 0.6289 -0.6%
1905 0.6224 -1.0%
1906 0.6138 -1.4%
1907 0.6012 -2.1%
1908 0.6012 +0.0%
1909 0.5947 -1.1%
1910 0.5878 -1.2%
1911 0.5882 +0.1%
1912 0.5863 -0.3%
1913 0.5809 -0.9%
1914 0.5911 +1.8%
1915 0.5917 +0.1%
1916 0.5846 -1.2%
1917 0.5814 -0.5%
1918 0.5883 +1.2%
1919 0.6021 +2.4%
1920 0.5923 -1.6%
1921 0.6085 +2.7%
1922 0.6032 -0.9%
1923 0.5926 -1.8%
1924 0.5942 +0.3%
1925 0.5938 -0.1%
1926 0.6 +1.0%
1927 0.5906 -1.6%
1928 0.5925 +0.3%
1929 0.5869 -0.9%
1930 0.5933 +1.1%
1931 0.6075 +2.4%
1932 0.6197 +2.0%
1933 0.6227 +0.5%
1934 0.622 -0.1%
1935 0.6226 +0.1%
1936 0.6192 -0.5%
1937 0.6156 -0.6%
1938 0.6277 +2.0%
1939 0.6296 +0.3%
1940 0.6308 +0.2%
1941 0.6333 +0.4%
1942 0.6364 +0.5%
1943 0.6378 +0.2%
1944 0.642 +0.7%
1945 0.6604 +2.9%
1946 0.6536 -1.0%
1947 0.6457 -1.2%
1948 0.649 +0.5%
1949 0.6529 +0.6%
1950 0.6469 -0.9%
1951 0.6477 +0.1%
1952 0.6542 +1.0%
1953 0.6646 +1.6%
1954 0.6689 +0.7%
1955 0.6581 -1.6%
1956 0.6597 +0.2%
1957 0.6631 +0.5%
1958 0.6697 +1.0%
1959 0.6597 -1.5%
1960 0.6596 -0.0%
1961 0.6498 -1.5%
1962 0.6406 -1.4%
1963 0.6253 -2.4%
1964 0.6189 -1.0%
1965 0.6183 -0.1%
1966 0.6099 -1.4%
1967 0.619 +1.5%
1968 0.6186 -0.1%
1969 0.6017 -2.7%
1970 0.5767 -4.2%
1971 0.5659 -1.9%
1972 0.5656 -0.1%
1973 0.559 -1.2%
1974 0.5672 +1.5%
1975 0.5636 -0.6%
1976 0.5685 +0.9%
1977 0.5701 +0.3%
1978 0.5786 +1.5%
1979 0.5735 -0.9%
1980 0.5896 +2.8%
1981 0.6252 +6.0%
1982 0.6229 -0.4%
1983 0.5978 -4.0%
1984 0.5866 -1.9%
1985 0.5357 -8.7%
1986 0.544 +1.5%
1987 0.5519 +1.5%
1988 0.537 -2.7%
1989 0.532 -0.9%
1990 0.5075 -4.6%
1991 0.4904 -3.4%
1992 0.5067 +3.3%
1993 0.4983 -1.7%
1994 0.4846 -2.8%
1995 0.4985 +2.9%
1996 0.5443 +9.2%
1997 0.6052 +11.2%
1998 0.6343 +4.8%
1999 0.6684 +5.4%
2000 0.7015 +4.9%
2001 0.7126 +1.6%
2002 0.6436 -9.7%
2003 0.6342 -1.4%
2004 0.5763 -9.1%
2005 0.5884 +2.1%
2006 0.6497 +10.4%
2007 0.6886 +6.0%
2008 0.6769 -1.7%
2009 0.7186 +6.2%
2010 0.7684 +6.9%
2011 0.7776 +1.2%
2012 0.8328 +7.1%
2013 0.8829 +6.0%
2014 0.9196 +4.2%
2015 0.9415 +2.4%
2016 0.9673 +2.7%
2017 0.9895 +2.3%
2018 1.06 +7.1%
2019 1.08 +1.6%
2020 1.13 +4.6%
2021 1.14 +1.3%
2022 1.13 -0.6%
2023 1.14 +0.1%
2024 1.16 +2.1%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 1.16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1213, 9.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 1.16 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 12.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.8599 0.8513 0.8677 10
1860s 0.8369 0.8267 0.8476 10
1870s 0.8011 0.7793 0.8251 10
1880s 0.7437 0.7189 0.7706 10
1890s 0.6872 0.6594 0.7097 10
1900s 0.6237 0.5947 0.6531 10
1910s 0.5882 0.5809 0.6021 10
1920s 0.5955 0.5869 0.6085 10
1930s 0.618 0.5933 0.6296 10
1940s 0.6442 0.6308 0.6604 10
1950s 0.6593 0.6469 0.6697 10
1960s 0.6262 0.6017 0.6596 10
1970s 0.5689 0.559 0.5786 10
1980s 0.5723 0.532 0.6252 10
1990s 0.5438 0.4846 0.6684 10
2000s 0.6591 0.5763 0.7186 10
2010s 0.9216 0.7684 1.08 10
2020s 1.14 1.13 1.16 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 14 Argentina 1.24 compare
  2. 15 Saudi Arabia 1.19 compare
  3. 16 Canada 1.19 compare
  4. 18 Bangladesh 1.04 compare
  5. 19 Thailand 1.03 compare
  6. 20 Vietnam 1.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Turkey?
Share global methane emissions in Turkey was 1.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4846 in 1994.
How does Turkey rank for share global methane emissions?
Turkey ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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