Afghanistan vs Turkey: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Afghanistan
0.1908 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Turkey
0.1859 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Turkey rank
86th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ in Turkey, a difference of 0.0049 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 86th of 164 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 0.016 kilograms per international-$ 0.207 kilograms per international-$ 0.191 kilograms per international-$ Turkey
1960s 0.0608 kilograms per international-$ 0.2359 kilograms per international-$ 0.1751 kilograms per international-$ Turkey
1970s 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ 0.2863 kilograms per international-$ 0.1574 kilograms per international-$ Turkey
1980s 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ 0.2914 kilograms per international-$ 0.1245 kilograms per international-$ Turkey
1990s 0.1308 kilograms per international-$ 0.3039 kilograms per international-$ 0.173 kilograms per international-$ Turkey
2000s 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ 0.2769 kilograms per international-$ 0.1887 kilograms per international-$ Turkey
2010s 0.1554 kilograms per international-$ 0.2306 kilograms per international-$ 0.0752 kilograms per international-$ Turkey
2020s 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ 0.1978 kilograms per international-$ 0.0242 kilograms per international-$ Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Afghanistan or Turkey?
Afghanistan, at 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Afghanistan and Turkey?
0.0049 kilograms per international-$, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkey?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Turkey rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 86th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).