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
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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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.