India vs Turkey: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
India
185.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
42.18 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Turkey rank
4th
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- India
- Turkey
How they compare
India currently reports 185.97 million tonnes against 42.18 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 143.79 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 4.4 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 4th of 211 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 290,696 tonnes | 30,892 tonnes | 259,804 tonnes | India |
| 1930s | 313,951 tonnes | 78,865 tonnes | 235,086 tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 912,989 tonnes | 142,836 tonnes | 770,153 tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 2.36 million tonnes | 434,680 tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 5.14 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 7.44 million tonnes | 5.11 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 13.55 million tonnes | 8.15 million tonnes | 5.39 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 31.34 million tonnes | 14.13 million tonnes | 17.21 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 59.57 million tonnes | 20.11 million tonnes | 39.46 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 114.57 million tonnes | 35.69 million tonnes | 78.88 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 159.90 million tonnes | 43.10 million tonnes | 116.79 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, India or Turkey?
- India, at 185.97 million tonnes against 42.18 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between India and Turkey?
- 143.79 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Turkey?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do India and Turkey rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 4th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.