Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Turkey: CO₂ emissions per capita
Saint Kitts and Nevis
5.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkey
5.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
58th
Turkey rank
55th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.87 tonnes per person against 5.54 tonnes per person in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per person.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 58th and Turkey ranks 55th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Kitts and Nevis averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1856 tonnes per person | 0.55 tonnes per person | 0.3645 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.4136 tonnes per person | 0.8381 tonnes per person | 0.4245 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.7464 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 0.8084 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.6918 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.98 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | 0.0887 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 4.3 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | 0.4497 tonnes per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 4.98 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | 0.1952 tonnes per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 5.28 tonnes per person | 5.33 tonnes per person | 0.0461 tonnes per person | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.87 tonnes per person against 5.54 tonnes per person in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Turkey?
- 0.33 tonnes per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Turkey?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Turkey rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 58th and Turkey ranks 55th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.