Waste — Emissions Share in Turkey
Turkey: Waste — Emissions Share was 65.24 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Turkey is 65.24 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Turkey peaked at 65.24 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.74 %, in 1990.
That places Turkey 26th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.74 % | — |
| 1991 | 12.56 % | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 13.39 % | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 13.24 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 13.55 % | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 18.2 % | +34.3% |
| 1996 | 26.67 % | +46.5% |
| 1997 | 33.72 % | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 38.8 % | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 43.63 % | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 47.22 % | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 50.21 % | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 46.65 % | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 48.39 % | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 45.76 % | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 46.64 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 49.94 % | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 51.22 % | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 49.9 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 52.75 % | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 56.87 % | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 57.25 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 58.13 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.93 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 59.61 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 60.39 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 61.14 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 62.11 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 61.33 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.86 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.34 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.45 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 63.12 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 65.24 % | +3.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 65.24 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 2.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 65.24 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.63 %, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +46.5% | 18.2 % | 26.67 % |
| 1995 | +34.3% | 13.55 % | 18.2 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.55 % | 11.74 % | 43.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.87 % | 45.76 % | 52.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.66 % | 56.87 % | 62.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.79 % | 61.34 % | 65.24 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Turkey?
- Waste — emissions share in Turkey was 65.24 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 65.24 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 % in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for waste — emissions share?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.