Ecuador vs Turkey: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ecuador
-12.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
-9.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
187th
Turkey rank
184th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ecuador
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -9.52 million tonnes against -12.18 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 2.65 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Ecuador ranks 187th and Turkey ranks 184th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.23 million tonnes | 14.84 million tonnes | 7.62 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1860s | 7.70 million tonnes | 14.83 million tonnes | 7.13 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1870s | 10.53 million tonnes | 11.52 million tonnes | 983,316 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1880s | 9.03 million tonnes | 9.13 million tonnes | 98,938 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1890s | 9.99 million tonnes | 7.41 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 15.18 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 8.90 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 13.60 million tonnes | 30.56 million tonnes | 16.96 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1920s | 11.48 million tonnes | 49.23 million tonnes | 37.74 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 50.89 million tonnes | 88.65 million tonnes | 37.77 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 47.95 million tonnes | 88.54 million tonnes | 40.58 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 60.26 million tonnes | 135.00 million tonnes | 74.74 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 42.04 million tonnes | 100.85 million tonnes | 58.82 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 52.27 million tonnes | 71.59 million tonnes | 19.31 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 65.22 million tonnes | 41.00 million tonnes | 24.22 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 37.29 million tonnes | 22.05 million tonnes | 15.24 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 15.26 million tonnes | 8.16 million tonnes | 7.10 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 23.23 million tonnes | -14.14 million tonnes | 37.37 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 978,288 tonnes | 873,631 tonnes | 104,657 tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ecuador or Turkey?
- Turkey, at -9.52 million tonnes against -12.18 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ecuador and Turkey?
- 2.65 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Turkey rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ecuador ranks 187th and Turkey ranks 184th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured in tonnes.