Outdoor air pollution exposure in Turkey
Turkey: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 25.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.6
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
56th
of 241 countries
All-time high
25.8
in 2015
All-time low
20.7
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Turkey, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outdoor air pollution exposure in Turkey is 25.6, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Turkey peaked at 25.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.7, in 1999.
Turkey ranks 56th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.9 | — |
| 1999 | 20.7 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 23.2 | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 23.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.7 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 22.4 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 21.6 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 21.5 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.9 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 23.2 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.4 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 23.2 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.9 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.6 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 24.5 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.5 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 25.8 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.4 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 25.6 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 25 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 24.9 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.3 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 23.7 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 24.3 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 24.9 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 25.6 | +2.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 25.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.15, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 25.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.83 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.83 | 23.9 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.36 | 23.3 | 25.6 | 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 outdoor air pollution exposure in Turkey?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Turkey was 25.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 in 1999.
- How does Turkey rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Turkey ranks 56th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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