Indonesia vs Turkey: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Indonesia
49.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
26.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
3rd
Turkey rank
5th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Indonesia
- Turkey
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 49.86 million tonnes against 26.09 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 23.77 million tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.9 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 64 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 3rd and Turkey ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 9 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 112,118 tonnes | 26,747 tonnes | 85,371 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 486,213 tonnes | 128,606 tonnes | 357,607 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 164,880 tonnes | -101,859 tonnes | 266,739 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 1.09 million tonnes | 261,216 tonnes | 829,130 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 1.07 million tonnes | 135,479 tonnes | 930,736 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | -729,798 tonnes | 306,275 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 195,883 tonnes | 922,412 tonnes | 726,529 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 949,998 tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 6.18 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 3.65 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 16.02 million tonnes | 7.33 million tonnes | 8.69 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.69 million tonnes | 10.73 million tonnes | 47,600 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 26.64 million tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | 17.84 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 29.43 million tonnes | 21.29 million tonnes | 8.14 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Indonesia or Turkey?
- Indonesia, at 49.86 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 Indonesia and Turkey?
- 23.77 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Turkey?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Turkey rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 3rd 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.