Spain vs Turkey: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Spain
-10.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
-9.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
185th
Turkey rank
184th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -9.52 million tonnes against -10.46 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 940,180 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 185th and Turkey ranks 184th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 24.59 million tonnes | 14.84 million tonnes | 9.75 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1860s | 19.65 million tonnes | 14.83 million tonnes | 4.82 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 15.57 million tonnes | 11.52 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 11.78 million tonnes | 9.13 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 21.18 million tonnes | 7.41 million tonnes | 13.77 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 22.25 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 15.97 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 31.20 million tonnes | 30.56 million tonnes | 632,350 tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 39.73 million tonnes | 49.23 million tonnes | 9.49 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 42.05 million tonnes | 88.65 million tonnes | 46.60 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 20.14 million tonnes | 88.54 million tonnes | 68.39 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 19.83 million tonnes | 135.00 million tonnes | 115.17 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 10.15 million tonnes | 100.85 million tonnes | 90.71 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 2.58 million tonnes | 71.59 million tonnes | 69.00 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | -10.77 million tonnes | 41.00 million tonnes | 51.77 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | -22.37 million tonnes | 22.05 million tonnes | 44.42 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | -22.35 million tonnes | 8.16 million tonnes | 30.50 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | -17.11 million tonnes | -14.14 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | -10.12 million tonnes | 873,631 tonnes | 10.99 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Spain or Turkey?
- Turkey, at -9.52 million tonnes against -10.46 million tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Spain and Turkey?
- 940,180 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Spain ranks 185th 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.