How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Turkey
Turkey: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.31 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
89th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.31 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1521 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Turkey, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Turkey stood at 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Turkey peaked at 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1521 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1966.
Turkey ranks 89th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Turkey, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1749 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.1521 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2445 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1736 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2203 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2264 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.209 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.228 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.191 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1682 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1592 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1995 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1977 | 0.215 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3186 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4559 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5564 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6129 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6564 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7267 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7395 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7546 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7574 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.816 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8758 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.591 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5002 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.474 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5931 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 0.725 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7842 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8479 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7193 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6556 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7067 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8274 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7567 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7731 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8159 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7636 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.838 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7095 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8606 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8407 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8102 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8493 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9143 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8384 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6982 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8735 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7649 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8196 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8168 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5392 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1931 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1521 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2445 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2371 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1592 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4559 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7087 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5564 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8758 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6834 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.474 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8479 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8173 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7095 metric tons per square kilometre | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8452 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6982 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 86 Qatar 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 87 Greece 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 88 Croatia 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 90 United States Virgin Islands 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 91 Jamaica 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 92 France 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Turkey?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Turkey was 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1521 metric tons per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Turkey rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.