Russia vs Turkey: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Russia
47.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
26.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Russia rank
4th
Turkey rank
5th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Russia
- Turkey
How they compare
Russia currently reports 47.39 million tonnes against 26.09 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 21.30 million tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.8 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1866 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 412,322 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes | 383,010 tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | 513,162 tonnes | -14,290 tonnes | 527,452 tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 733,441 tonnes | 27,846 tonnes | 705,595 tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 2.60 million tonnes | 26,747 tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.95 million tonnes | 128,606 tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | -3.93 million tonnes | -101,859 tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1920s | 4.95 million tonnes | 261,216 tonnes | 4.69 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 17.77 million tonnes | 135,479 tonnes | 17.64 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 12.45 million tonnes | 306,275 tonnes | 12.14 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 47.76 million tonnes | 922,412 tonnes | 46.84 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 52.04 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 49.88 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 67.92 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 64.29 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 35.60 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 29.32 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | -91.16 million tonnes | 7.33 million tonnes | 98.49 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5.11 million tonnes | 10.73 million tonnes | 5.62 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 15.92 million tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 15.21 million tonnes | 21.29 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Russia or Turkey?
- Russia, at 47.39 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 Russia and Turkey?
- 21.30 million tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1866 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Russia ranks 4th 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.