| Environment - current issues | water pollution from dumping of chemicals and detergents; air pollution, particularly in urban areas; deforestation; land degradation; concern for oil spills from increasing Bosporus ship traffic; conservation of biodiversity |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Environmental Modification |
| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 41.97 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 372.72 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 57.53 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 6.016 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) industrial: 2.898 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) agricultural: 50.05 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 0.08% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0.05% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 31.283 million tons (2015 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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