Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Turkey

Turkey: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 12.01 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.01 %
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
20th
of 222 countries
All-time high
12.01 %
in 2023
All-time low
2.63 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Turkey, 1990–2023

246810121990200620231990: 2.6 %1991: 2.8 %1992: 2.9 %1993: 2.8 %1994: 2.9 %1995: 3.5 %1996: 4.9 %1997: 6.3 %1998: 7.3 %1999: 8.6 %2000: 9.1 %2001: 11.7 %2002: 9.6 %2003: 9.5 %2004: 8.3 %2005: 8.3 %2006: 8.8 %2007: 8.8 %2008: 8.6 %2009: 9.4 %2010: 10.3 %2011: 10.5 %2012: 11.1 %2013: 11.7 %2014: 11.7 %2015: 11.9 %2016: 10.1 %2017: 9.8 %2018: 10.5 %2019: 10.8 %2020: 11.1 %2021: 11 %2022: 11.6 %2023: 12 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 12.01 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Turkey peaked at 12.01 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.63 %, in 1990.

Turkey ranks 20th 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 Share (CO2eq) in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Turkey, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 2.63 %
1991 2.77 % +5.3%
1992 2.89 % +4.3%
1993 2.77 % -4.2%
1994 2.85 % +2.9%
1995 3.46 % +21.4%
1996 4.89 % +41.3%
1997 6.27 % +28.2%
1998 7.28 % +16.1%
1999 8.59 % +18.0%
2000 9.08 % +5.7%
2001 11.71 % +29.0%
2002 9.62 % -17.8%
2003 9.52 % -1.0%
2004 8.27 % -13.1%
2005 8.27 % +0.0%
2006 8.83 % +6.8%
2007 8.85 % +0.2%
2008 8.58 % -3.1%
2009 9.43 % +9.9%
2010 10.34 % +9.7%
2011 10.48 % +1.4%
2012 11.08 % +5.7%
2013 11.74 % +6.0%
2014 11.73 % -0.1%
2015 11.92 % +1.6%
2016 10.06 % -15.6%
2017 9.77 % -2.9%
2018 10.47 % +7.2%
2019 10.84 % +3.5%
2020 11.12 % +2.6%
2021 11.02 % -0.9%
2022 11.55 % +4.8%
2023 12.01 % +4.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 12.01 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.37 %, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 12.01 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.48 %, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 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 +41.3% 3.46 % 4.89 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.44 % 2.63 % 8.59 % 10
2000s 9.22 % 8.27 % 11.71 % 10
2010s 10.84 % 9.77 % 11.92 % 10
2020s 11.43 % 11.02 % 12.01 % 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 17 China, Hong Kong SAR 12.28 % compare
  2. 18 Lebanon 12.19 % compare
  3. 19 Yemen 12.18 % compare
  4. 20 Türkiye 12.01 % compare
  5. 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.91 % compare
  6. 23 Kyrgyzstan 11.8 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Turkey?
Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Turkey was 12.01 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 12.01 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 2.63 % in 1990.
How does Turkey rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Turkey ranks 20th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
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.