Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. VII
Written by Cahit GUNGOR, Gursel KUSEK, H. Kaan KUCUKERDEM, H. Huseyin OZTURK, Sinasi AKDEMİR

The main objective of this study is to quantify and evaluate CO₂ emissions related to fuel consumption for groundnut cultivation in Turkey between 2011 and 2016. The methods were used for calculating CO₂ emissions are recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Between 2011 and 2016, in Turkey, peanut was produced on an area of 35325.45 ha. The average groundnut production and the average yield were 129464 ton and 3655 kg per hectare (ha) over the last five-year period. It was found that the average fuel (diesel) consumption for groundnut cultivation were 13.06 g per kg of seed yield. The total CO₂ emissions based on lower heating value of diesel fuel and lubricant oil were 5551.3 t CO₂ per year. It was calculated that the average CO₂ emission was 43.16 g per kg of groundnut seed.

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