Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Absolute change co2

Saudi Arabia
14.69 million
in 2024
Turkey
26.09 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Turkey rank
5th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Turkey
-50.0M050.0M186619452024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 26.09 million against 14.69 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 11.40 million.

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 -320,186 868,564 Saudi Arabia
1940s 1.67 million 306,275 1.37 million Saudi Arabia
1950s -1.65 million 922,412 2.58 million Turkey
1960s 3.34 million 2.16 million 1.19 million Saudi Arabia
1970s 10.27 million 3.64 million 6.63 million Saudi Arabia
1980s 6.54 million 6.28 million 258,164 Saudi Arabia
1990s 3.43 million 7.33 million 3.90 million Turkey
2000s 26.63 million 10.73 million 15.89 million Saudi Arabia
2010s 20.44 million 8.80 million 11.64 million Saudi Arabia
2020s -3.24 million 21.29 million 24.53 million Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
Turkey, at 26.09 million against 14.69 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
11.40 million, 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 absolute change co2?
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed