Waste — Emissions per capita in Turkey

Turkey: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.79 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.79 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
12th
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.79 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
All-time low
0.09 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in Turkey, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.13 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.19 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.26 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.3 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.35 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.39 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.42 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.35 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.36 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.31 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.33 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.38 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.41 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.4 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.5 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.52 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.56 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.59 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.61 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.62 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.63 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.65 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.69 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.69 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.72 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.74 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.76 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.79 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.79 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.79 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.

Turkey ranks 12th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions per capita in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions per capita in Turkey, 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/cap Change
1990 0.09 t CO2eq/cap
1991 0.1 t CO2eq/cap +11.1%
1992 0.1 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1993 0.1 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1994 0.1 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1995 0.13 t CO2eq/cap +30.0%
1996 0.19 t CO2eq/cap +46.2%
1997 0.26 t CO2eq/cap +36.8%
1998 0.3 t CO2eq/cap +15.4%
1999 0.35 t CO2eq/cap +16.7%
2000 0.39 t CO2eq/cap +11.4%
2001 0.42 t CO2eq/cap +7.7%
2002 0.35 t CO2eq/cap -16.7%
2003 0.36 t CO2eq/cap +2.9%
2004 0.31 t CO2eq/cap -13.9%
2005 0.33 t CO2eq/cap +6.5%
2006 0.38 t CO2eq/cap +15.2%
2007 0.41 t CO2eq/cap +7.9%
2008 0.4 t CO2eq/cap -2.4%
2009 0.43 t CO2eq/cap +7.5%
2010 0.5 t CO2eq/cap +16.3%
2011 0.52 t CO2eq/cap +4.0%
2012 0.56 t CO2eq/cap +7.7%
2013 0.59 t CO2eq/cap +5.4%
2014 0.61 t CO2eq/cap +3.4%
2015 0.62 t CO2eq/cap +1.6%
2016 0.63 t CO2eq/cap +1.6%
2017 0.65 t CO2eq/cap +3.2%
2018 0.69 t CO2eq/cap +6.2%
2019 0.69 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2020 0.72 t CO2eq/cap +4.3%
2021 0.74 t CO2eq/cap +2.8%
2022 0.76 t CO2eq/cap +2.7%
2023 0.79 t CO2eq/cap +3.9%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.79 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, 2.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.79 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.32 t CO2eq/cap, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +46.2% 0.13 t CO2eq/cap 0.19 t CO2eq/cap
1997 +36.8% 0.19 t CO2eq/cap 0.26 t CO2eq/cap

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.172 t CO2eq/cap 0.09 t CO2eq/cap 0.35 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.378 t CO2eq/cap 0.31 t CO2eq/cap 0.43 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.606 t CO2eq/cap 0.5 t CO2eq/cap 0.69 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.7525 t CO2eq/cap 0.72 t CO2eq/cap 0.79 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 9 New Zealand 0.93 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 10 Singapore 0.86 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 11 Israel 0.8 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 12 Bulgaria 0.79 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 12 Türkiye 0.79 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 15 Oman 0.77 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions per capita in Turkey?
Waste — emissions per capita in Turkey was 0.79 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.79 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
How does Turkey rank for waste — emissions per capita?
Turkey ranks 12th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.