Turkey vs Vietnam: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Turkey
26.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
23.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey rank
5th
Vietnam rank
6th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Turkey
- Vietnam
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 26.09 million tonnes against 23.53 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 2.56 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 57 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Vietnam ahead.
Turkey ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 9 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 37,163 tonnes | 74,327 tonnes | 37,163 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 128,606 tonnes | 28,579 tonnes | 100,027 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1910s | -101,859 tonnes | 74,746 tonnes | 176,605 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 261,216 tonnes | 355,700 tonnes | 94,484 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 135,479 tonnes | 176,920 tonnes | 41,441 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 306,275 tonnes | -601,566 tonnes | 907,841 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 922,412 tonnes | 552,806 tonnes | 369,606 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 2.16 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 110,989 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 3.64 million tonnes | -1.08 million tonnes | 4.72 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 6.28 million tonnes | 114,820 tonnes | 6.16 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 7.33 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 10.73 million tonnes | 7.59 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 8.80 million tonnes | 21.48 million tonnes | 12.68 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 21.29 million tonnes | 6.32 million tonnes | 14.97 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, Turkey or Vietnam?
- Turkey, at 26.09 million tonnes against 23.53 million tonnes in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Turkey and Vietnam?
- 2.56 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Vietnam?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and Vietnam rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Turkey ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 6th 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.