| Ratio of the built-up area | % | %26 (2018) | <%26 |
| Ratio of carbon sink area within the built up area | % | %2 (2021) | %10 |
| Ratio of forest land to total land size | % | %45 (2021) | >%45 |
| Sports area per capita | square meter per capita | 0,91 m²/ca (2021) | 10 m²/ca |
| Play area per child | square meter per capita | 0,2 m²/ca (2021) | 5 m²/ca |
| Active green space per capita (citywide) | square meter per child | 7,3 m²/child (2022) | 5 m²/child |
| Active walkable green area per capita (at district scale) | square meter per capita | 1,7 m²/ca (2022) | >10 m²/ca |
| Ratio of cultivated area in total agricultural area | % | %66 (2018) | %100 |
| Number of endemic taxon | number | 54 [51 endemic, 3 local endemic] (2018) | >54 |
| Amount of waste disposed of by landfill | % | %93 (2021) | Landfill %0
(Waste recovery and recycling %71) |
| Domestic water consumption per capita (water footprint) | L/ca.day | 185 L/ca.day (2021) | <165 L/ca.day |
| The rate of wastewater treated with biological and advanced biological treatment | % | %40,6 (2020) | %100 |
| The amount of urban waste per capita | kg/ca.day | 1,17 kg/ca.day (2021) | <1,0 kg/ca.day |
| Amount of greenhouse gas emissions per capita (carbon footprint) | tonnes CO2e/ca.year | 3,1 tonnes CO2e/ca.year (2020) | 0 tonnes CO2e/ca.year |
| Low emission area | m² | 0 m² (2022) | >20 km² |
| Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of value added | kg CO2/2015 US$ GDP | 0,4 kg CO2/2015 US$ GDP (2018-TR) | 0,2 kg CO2/2015 US$ GDP |
| Renewable energy share in total energy production | % | %18 (2020) | %98 |
| Renewable energy use rate in public buildings and urban equipment | % | -, - | %100 |
| Percentage of workplaces accessible by public transport within 30 minutes of travel | % | Average %7,8 [maximum
%22] (2020) | %50 |
| Proportion of sustainable modes of transport (Pedestrian, bicycle and public transport) | % | %68,5 (2020) | %85 |
| Ratio of rail system among public transportation types | % | %24,6 (2020) | %50 |
| Proportion of vehicles using environmentally friendly fuels (such as electric and hydrogen) | % | %1,7 (2021) | %100 |
| Mortality and serious injury rate due to traffic accidents | number per million capita | Mortality: 22 [Serious injury: 1744] (2021) | Mortality: 0 |
| The rate of vehicles using environmentally friendly fuel in urban public transportation (in the bus and metrobus fleet) | % | %1,8 (2021) | 100% |
| Number of startups headquartered in Istanbul | number | 384 (2022) | >5000 |
| Proportion of young people who are neither in education nor in employment | % | %22 (2021) | <%10 |
| Proportion of employees without being registered with a social security institution | % | %13,7 (2021) | <%3 |
| Income inequality (GINI) | GINI coefficient | 0,45 (2020) | <0,30 |
| Female labor force participation rate | % | %39,6 (2021) | %50 |
| Unemployment rate | % | %12,3 (2021) | <%5 |
| Poverty rate (Population with 50% or less of the median income) | % | %12,32 (2021) | <%5 |
| The share of high-tech products in manufacturing industry exports | % | %4,8 (2021) | >%30 |
| Foreign direct investment per capita | $/ca | 165 $/ca (2021-TR) | >1000 $/ca |
| Number of researchers per million population (full-time equivalent) | number per million capita | 1775 (2020-TR) | >4500 |
| Ratio of cultural and creative employment in the total workforce | % | %4 (2021) | >%10 |
| Proportion of young people and adults with information and communication technology skills | % | Young people aged 16-29, male: %53 female: %49
Adult: %30 (2021-TR) | Youth: %100
Adult: >%90 |
| Ranking of Istanbul in entrepreneurship ecosystems | ranking | Regional (Europe): 18, Global: 66 (2022) | Regional: first 3 Global: first 15 |
| Rate of access to protection and support services for victims of violence | % | %13,7 | %100 |
| Proportion of the population who feel safe walking alone at night around the area where they live | % | %49,7 (2019) | %100 |
| Life satisfaction rate of Istanbul residents | ranking | 41/41 (2021) | First 10 |
| Participation rate in lifelong learning | % | %6,2 (2018-TR) | >%30 |
| Pre-school enrollment rate | % | %40,8 (2021) | %100 |
| Obese and overweight ratio | % | Obese: %30,1
Overweight: %34,5 (2019) | Obese: %10
Overweight: %15 |
| Proportion of the population that does not have access to healthy and adequate food | % | In total population %37,3,
People at risk of poverty: %62,9 (2020-TR) | %0 |
| Ratio of licensed athletes to total population | % | %6 (2019) | >%25 |
| Proportion of the population engaged in sports, physical activity and exercise | % | %13,2 (2020) | >%50 |
| The rate of buildings at risk of disaster (earthquake, flood, etc.) | number | Building damage estimate: 195,000 buildings moderately damaged and above (2018) Number of buildings remaining in areas at risk of flooding: 43,000 (2020) | moderately damaged and above 0 |
| The ratio of social housing and social rental housing in the total housing stock | % | 0 (2022) | >%20 |
| Rate of free public internet access | % | ~%25 (2021) | %100 |
| Active participation rate in civil society | % | %8,8 (2019-TR) | >%25 |
| Proportion of elected female local administrators (Mayor, council member etc.) | % | %17 (2019) | %50 |
| Proportion of elected young local managers | % | -, - | %11 |
| Number of blue flag beaches and marinas | number | 2 marina
2 beach (1994-2021) | Marina >3
Beach >5 |