China vs Turkey: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
China
117.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
26.09 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Turkey rank
5th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 117.03 million tonnes against 26.09 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 90.94 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 4.5 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1908 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 11 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.18 million tonnes | 38,472 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | China |
| 1910s | 1.37 million tonnes | -101,859 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | China |
| 1920s | 1.03 million tonnes | 261,216 tonnes | 767,237 tonnes | China |
| 1930s | 2.61 million tonnes | 135,479 tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | China |
| 1940s | -1.23 million tonnes | 306,275 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 65.81 million tonnes | 922,412 tonnes | 64.89 million tonnes | China |
| 1960s | -11.25 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 13.40 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 91.77 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 88.13 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 93.67 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 87.39 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 108.78 million tonnes | 7.33 million tonnes | 101.45 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 433.15 million tonnes | 10.73 million tonnes | 422.42 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 283.20 million tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | 274.40 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 315.10 million tonnes | 21.29 million tonnes | 293.81 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, China or Turkey?
- China, at 117.03 million tonnes against 26.09 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between China and Turkey?
- 90.94 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2024.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 5th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.