Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Saudi Arabia
14.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
26.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Turkey rank
5th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 26.09 million tonnes against 14.69 million tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 11.40 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.8 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 548,379 tonnes | -320,186 tonnes | 868,564 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 1.67 million tonnes | 306,275 tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | -1.65 million tonnes | 922,412 tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 3.34 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 10.27 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 6.63 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.54 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 258,164 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.43 million tonnes | 7.33 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 26.63 million tonnes | 10.73 million tonnes | 15.89 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 20.44 million tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | 11.64 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -3.24 million tonnes | 21.29 million tonnes | 24.53 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, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 26.09 million tonnes against 14.69 million tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 11.40 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Turkey rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th 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.