Turkey vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Turkey
654.23 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
United States
548.37 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Turkey rank
50th
United States rank
53rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Turkey
- United States
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 654.23 tonnes per square kilometre against 548.37 tonnes per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 105.86 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Turkey ranks 50th and United States ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 403.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 235.36 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 175.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 532.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 356.71 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 188.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 531.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 343.08 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 270.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 611.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 341.9 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 356.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 665.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 308.83 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 474.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 597.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 123.4 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 603.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 549.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 54.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Turkey or United States?
- Turkey, at 654.23 tonnes per square kilometre against 548.37 tonnes per square kilometre in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Turkey and United States?
- 105.86 tonnes per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 50th and United States ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.