Human caused air pollution exposure in Turkey
Turkey: Human caused air pollution exposure was 22.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.98
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
46th
of 240 countries
All-time high
22.98
in 2024
All-time low
17.59
in 2004
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Turkey, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Turkey is 22.98, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Turkey peaked at 22.98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.59, in 2004.
Turkey ranks 46th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.43 | — |
| 1999 | 18.28 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 20.04 | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 19.65 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 19.93 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.46 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 17.59 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 17.97 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.74 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 19.69 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.61 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 19.65 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 18.17 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 21.78 | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 22.14 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.77 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 21.89 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 22.22 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.02 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 22.83 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 21.46 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 21.6 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.78 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 20.71 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.76 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 22.59 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 22.98 | +1.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 22.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 22.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.25, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.36 | 18.28 | 18.43 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.13 | 17.59 | 20.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.39 | 18.17 | 22.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.76 | 20.71 | 22.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1702 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.99 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Turkey?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Turkey was 22.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 22.98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Turkey ranks 46th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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