Long run air pollution in Turkey
Turkey: Long run air pollution was 934,732 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
934,732
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
26th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.16 million
in 2007
All-time low
3,128
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Turkey, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Turkey is 934,732, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Turkey peaked at 1.16 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,128, in 1750.
Turkey ranks 26th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 3,128 | — |
| 1751 | 3,133 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 3,137 | +0.1% |
| 1753 | 3,142 | +0.1% |
| 1754 | 3,147 | +0.1% |
| 1755 | 3,152 | +0.1% |
| 1756 | 3,156 | +0.1% |
| 1757 | 3,161 | +0.1% |
| 1758 | 3,166 | +0.1% |
| 1759 | 3,170 | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 3,175 | +0.1% |
| 1761 | 3,180 | +0.1% |
| 1762 | 3,184 | +0.1% |
| 1763 | 3,189 | +0.1% |
| 1764 | 3,194 | +0.1% |
| 1765 | 3,199 | +0.1% |
| 1766 | 3,203 | +0.1% |
| 1767 | 3,208 | +0.1% |
| 1768 | 3,213 | +0.1% |
| 1769 | 3,218 | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 3,222 | +0.1% |
| 1771 | 3,227 | +0.1% |
| 1772 | 3,232 | +0.1% |
| 1773 | 3,237 | +0.1% |
| 1774 | 3,242 | +0.1% |
| 1775 | 3,246 | +0.1% |
| 1776 | 3,251 | +0.1% |
| 1777 | 3,256 | +0.1% |
| 1778 | 3,261 | +0.1% |
| 1779 | 3,265 | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 3,270 | +0.1% |
| 1781 | 3,275 | +0.1% |
| 1782 | 3,280 | +0.1% |
| 1783 | 3,285 | +0.1% |
| 1784 | 3,290 | +0.1% |
| 1785 | 3,294 | +0.1% |
| 1786 | 3,299 | +0.1% |
| 1787 | 3,304 | +0.1% |
| 1788 | 3,309 | +0.1% |
| 1789 | 3,314 | +0.1% |
| 1790 | 3,319 | +0.1% |
| 1791 | 3,324 | +0.1% |
| 1792 | 3,328 | +0.1% |
| 1793 | 3,333 | +0.1% |
| 1794 | 3,338 | +0.1% |
| 1795 | 3,343 | +0.1% |
| 1796 | 3,348 | +0.1% |
| 1797 | 3,353 | +0.1% |
| 1798 | 3,358 | +0.1% |
| 1799 | 3,363 | +0.1% |
| 1800 | 3,367 | +0.1% |
| 1801 | 3,382 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 3,397 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 3,412 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 3,427 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 3,442 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 3,456 | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 3,471 | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 3,486 | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 3,501 | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 3,516 | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 3,531 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 3,547 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 3,562 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 3,577 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 3,592 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 3,607 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 3,623 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 3,638 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 3,653 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 3,669 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 3,692 | +0.6% |
| 1822 | 3,716 | +0.6% |
| 1823 | 3,740 | +0.6% |
| 1824 | 3,764 | +0.6% |
| 1825 | 3,788 | +0.6% |
| 1826 | 3,811 | +0.6% |
| 1827 | 3,835 | +0.6% |
| 1828 | 3,860 | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 3,884 | +0.6% |
| 1830 | 3,908 | +0.6% |
| 1831 | 3,932 | +0.6% |
| 1832 | 3,955 | +0.6% |
| 1833 | 3,979 | +0.6% |
| 1834 | 4,003 | +0.6% |
| 1835 | 4,027 | +0.6% |
| 1836 | 4,050 | +0.6% |
| 1837 | 4,074 | +0.6% |
| 1838 | 4,098 | +0.6% |
| 1839 | 4,122 | +0.6% |
| 1840 | 4,147 | +0.6% |
| 1841 | 4,171 | +0.6% |
| 1842 | 4,196 | +0.6% |
| 1843 | 4,221 | +0.6% |
| 1844 | 4,246 | +0.6% |
| 1845 | 4,271 | +0.6% |
| 1846 | 4,296 | +0.6% |
| 1847 | 4,321 | +0.6% |
| 1848 | 4,346 | +0.6% |
| 1849 | 4,371 | +0.6% |
| 1850 | 4,396 | +0.6% |
| 1851 | 4,425 | +0.6% |
| 1852 | 4,453 | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 4,482 | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 4,510 | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 4,539 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 4,568 | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 4,597 | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 4,626 | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 4,656 | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 4,686 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 4,732 | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 4,779 | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 4,826 | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 4,874 | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 5,195 | +6.6% |
| 1866 | 5,349 | +3.0% |
| 1867 | 5,431 | +1.5% |
| 1868 | 5,386 | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 5,601 | +4.0% |
| 1870 | 5,451 | -2.7% |
| 1871 | 5,567 | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 5,696 | +2.3% |
| 1873 | 5,726 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 5,803 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 6,020 | +3.7% |
| 1876 | 5,923 | -1.6% |
| 1877 | 6,281 | +6.0% |
| 1878 | 6,105 | -2.8% |
| 1879 | 5,783 | -5.3% |
| 1880 | 5,855 | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 5,978 | +2.1% |
| 1882 | 5,968 | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 6,025 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 6,096 | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 6,174 | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 6,112 | -1.0% |
| 1887 | 6,357 | +4.0% |
| 1888 | 6,443 | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 6,736 | +4.5% |
| 1890 | 6,716 | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 6,829 | +1.7% |
| 1892 | 6,889 | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 6,962 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 6,949 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 6,963 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 7,137 | +2.5% |
| 1897 | 6,951 | -2.6% |
| 1898 | 7,379 | +6.2% |
| 1899 | 7,694 | +4.3% |
| 1900 | 8,408 | +9.3% |
| 1901 | 8,410 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 8,751 | +4.1% |
| 1903 | 9,199 | +5.1% |
| 1904 | 9,653 | +4.9% |
| 1905 | 10,114 | +4.8% |
| 1906 | 10,355 | +2.4% |
| 1907 | 11,051 | +6.7% |
| 1908 | 10,920 | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 11,494 | +5.3% |
| 1910 | 11,516 | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 12,267 | +6.5% |
| 1912 | 12,014 | -2.1% |
| 1913 | 12,233 | +1.8% |
| 1914 | 11,782 | -3.7% |
| 1915 | 10,966 | -6.9% |
| 1916 | 10,379 | -5.4% |
| 1917 | 10,431 | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 10,780 | +3.3% |
| 1919 | 11,769 | +9.2% |
| 1920 | 12,730 | +8.2% |
| 1921 | 12,215 | -4.0% |
| 1922 | 12,784 | +4.7% |
| 1923 | 13,857 | +8.4% |
| 1924 | 15,704 | +13.3% |
| 1925 | 16,080 | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 17,646 | +9.7% |
| 1927 | 18,520 | +5.0% |
| 1928 | 18,609 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 19,649 | +5.6% |
| 1930 | 20,683 | +5.3% |
| 1931 | 21,087 | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 21,626 | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 23,164 | +7.1% |
| 1934 | 25,495 | +10.1% |
| 1935 | 26,227 | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 26,354 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 23,873 | -9.4% |
| 1938 | 24,730 | +3.6% |
| 1939 | 25,391 | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 26,493 | +4.3% |
| 1941 | 27,308 | +3.1% |
| 1942 | 26,747 | -2.1% |
| 1943 | 29,026 | +8.5% |
| 1944 | 30,843 | +6.3% |
| 1945 | 31,477 | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 31,841 | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 33,153 | +4.1% |
| 1948 | 34,268 | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 35,544 | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 48,504 | +36.5% |
| 1951 | 53,098 | +9.5% |
| 1952 | 57,420 | +8.1% |
| 1953 | 64,531 | +12.4% |
| 1954 | 66,972 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 71,142 | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 72,949 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 79,218 | +8.6% |
| 1958 | 77,762 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 90,889 | +16.9% |
| 1960 | 91,029 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 105,647 | +16.1% |
| 1962 | 120,688 | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 136,239 | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 148,787 | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 164,460 | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 184,338 | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 198,218 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 207,834 | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 217,325 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 242,212 | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 272,706 | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 312,215 | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 355,488 | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 367,555 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 413,971 | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 455,671 | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 504,992 | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 448,770 | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 421,598 | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 430,077 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 437,023 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 477,946 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 502,582 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 530,764 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 589,469 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 675,463 | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 723,858 | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 685,466 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 765,231 | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 794,645 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 795,621 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 822,452 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 886,485 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 891,084 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 962,060 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 1.00 million | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 981,628 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 970,292 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 998,525 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 972,496 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 997,510 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 985,123 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 991,980 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 937,433 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 938,451 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 901,233 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 960,428 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 943,903 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 967,837 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 934,732 | -3.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 934,732 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 8.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 934,732 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006, 9.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +36.5% | 35,544 | 48,504 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 3,149 | 3,128 | 3,170 | 10 |
| 1760s | 3,196 | 3,175 | 3,218 | 10 |
| 1770s | 3,244 | 3,222 | 3,265 | 10 |
| 1780s | 3,292 | 3,270 | 3,314 | 10 |
| 1790s | 3,341 | 3,319 | 3,363 | 10 |
| 1800s | 3,434 | 3,367 | 3,501 | 10 |
| 1810s | 3,585 | 3,516 | 3,653 | 10 |
| 1820s | 3,776 | 3,669 | 3,884 | 10 |
| 1830s | 4,015 | 3,908 | 4,122 | 10 |
| 1840s | 4,258 | 4,147 | 4,371 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4,525 | 4,396 | 4,656 | 10 |
| 1860s | 5,086 | 4,686 | 5,601 | 10 |
| 1870s | 5,835 | 5,451 | 6,281 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6,174 | 5,855 | 6,736 | 10 |
| 1890s | 7,047 | 6,716 | 7,694 | 10 |
| 1900s | 9,836 | 8,408 | 11,494 | 10 |
| 1910s | 11,414 | 10,379 | 12,267 | 10 |
| 1920s | 15,779 | 12,215 | 19,649 | 10 |
| 1930s | 23,863 | 20,683 | 26,354 | 10 |
| 1940s | 30,670 | 26,493 | 35,544 | 10 |
| 1950s | 68,248 | 48,504 | 90,889 | 10 |
| 1960s | 157,456 | 91,029 | 217,325 | 10 |
| 1970s | 379,518 | 242,212 | 504,992 | 10 |
| 1980s | 581,788 | 430,077 | 765,231 | 10 |
| 1990s | 910,552 | 794,645 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million | 972,496 | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 901,233 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 948,824 | 934,732 | 967,837 | 3 |
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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 long run air pollution in Turkey?
- Long run air pollution in Turkey was 934,732 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,128 in 1750.
- How does Turkey rank for long run air pollution?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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