Environment in Türkiye

1,377 indicators covering environment for Türkiye.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 7,172 2022 down 1.1% 31st
Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.9% 2022 down 1.1% 56th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 3,164 2022 up 34.0% 39th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.4% 2022 up 34.0% 95th
Reservoir minimum water area 3,170 2022 up 12.0% 20th
Reservoir minimum water area 0.4% 2022 up 12.0% 22nd
Reservoir maximum water area 3,654 2022 up 14.1% 19th
Reservoir maximum water area 0.5% 2022 up 14.1% 30th
Reservoir minimum water area change 19.9% 2022 up 181.8% 42nd
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 74,984 Square kilometres 2022 down 3.9% 90th
Phosphate rock — Export value 2,690 1000 USD 2024 up 602.2% 3rd
Phosphate rock — Export quantity 15,303 t 2024 up 1,043.4% 3rd
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 8,238 t 2024 up 83.5% 2nd
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 6,072 1000 USD 2024 up 254.0% 1st
Fungicides — Import quantity 8,666 t 2006 up 325.3% 2nd
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 21,809 Square kilometres 2022 up 91.2% 60th
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 4,712 Square kilometres 2022 up 184.1% 66th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 420 m3 2024 down 99.4% 58th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 22 1000 USD 2024 down 99.6% 75th
Water accounts - assets — Precipitations 451.29 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 1st
Urea — Agricultural Use 2.06 million t 2024 up 91.5% 1st
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 100 % 2025 unchanged 1st
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 2,019 t 2024 up 611.7% 3rd
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 439.97 1000 USD 2024 up 214.5% 3rd
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 107.45 million USD 2024 up 60.1% 1st
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 109.76 million USD 2024 up 41.9% 1st
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 3,601 million SLC 2024 up 2,027.4% 3rd
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 70,000 t 2016 24th
Wood pellets — Export quantity 49,005 t 2024 up 24,402.5% 35th
Wood pellets — Export value 7,930 1000 USD 2024 up 13,116.7% 36th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 642 t 2024 up 221.0% 55th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 150 1000 USD 2024 up 150.0% 58th
Water accounts - assets — Evaporation and actual evapotranspiration 275.7 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 1st
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Export value 104,172 1000 USD 2024 down 9.5% 2nd
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Export quantity 172,442 t 2024 down 22.5% 1st
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export quantity 13,678 t 2024 up 1,114.2% 1st
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export value 8,937 1000 USD 2024 up 929.0% 2nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.53 % 2022 down 20.9% 4th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Export value 7,207 1000 USD 2024 up 3,646.2% 1st
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Export quantity 10,836 t 2024 up 7,714.2% 1st
Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from waste 68.87 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 53.9% 1st
Water accounts - assets — Inflows from other territories 6.9 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 7th
PK compounds — Export quantity 626.05 t 2024 up 111.6% 1st
PK compounds — Export value 1,349 1000 USD 2024 up 824.2% 1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.47 % 2022 down 19.3% 4th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production 75,000 m3 2024 unchanged 28th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.6 % 2022 down 21.9% 5th
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 10,122 2024 up 329.0% 7th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 5.1% 2022 down 19.0% 165th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 37.0% 2022 up 1,559.1% 173rd
Liquid biofuels — Energy production 6,114 TJ 2024 up 118.5% 2nd
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 7,037 t 2024 up 151.1% 1st
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 46,450 1000 USD 2024 up 198.5% 1st
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import quantity 0.702 t 2024 up 42.7% 5th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import value 175.7 1000 USD 2024 up 19.5% 1st
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 5,722 TJ 2024 down 0.4% 2nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 50 t 2016 27th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 18 1000 USD 2016 34th
Potassium nitrate — Export value 6,638 1000 USD 2024 up 1,150.8% 1st
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity 6,486 t 2024 up 1,262.2% 1st