Türkiye’s GHG emissions fell by 2.4% in 2022 to 558.3 MtCO₂eq

Türkiye’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 2.4% in 2022 to reach 558.3 MtCO₂eq, according to the country's statistical authority. GHG emissions per capita declined by 2.9% in 2022 to reach 6.6 tCO₂eq. 

The energy sector had the largest share of total GHG emissions with 71.8% of the total, followed by the agriculture sector with 12.8%, the industrial processes and product use sector with 12.5% and the waste sector with 2.9%. The energy sector emissions reached 400.6 MtCO₂eq (-1.4%) in 2022, industry sector emissions reached 69.9 MtCO₂eq (-6.4%), agriculture sector emissions reached 71.5 MtCO₂eq (-5.1%) and waste sector emissions reached 16.3 MtCO₂eq (+5.5%). 

Most of the GHG emissions were CO₂ emissions (441 Mt), of which nearly 87% came from the energy sector, 33% from electricity and heat production, 13% from industrial processes and less than 1% from agriculture and waste.

In its updated NDC (2023), Türkiye pledged to cut its GHG emissions in 2030 by 41% below a BAU scenario (compared to 21% in its initial NDC). This cut would limit GHG emissions to 695 MtCO₂eq (including LULUCF), which still corresponds to a level around 60% higher than 2012 level.