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
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-$, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkey rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 86th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).