Israel vs Turkey: CO₂ emissions per capita
Israel
5.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkey
5.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Israel rank
57th
Turkey rank
55th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Israel
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.87 tonnes per person against 5.61 tonnes per person in Israel, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Turkey ahead.
Israel ranks 57th and Turkey ranks 55th of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 8 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0868 tonnes per person | 0.3 tonnes per person | 0.2132 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.0928 tonnes per person | 0.3483 tonnes per person | 0.2554 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1950s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 0.55 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | Israel |
| 1960s | 4.59 tonnes per person | 0.8381 tonnes per person | 3.75 tonnes per person | Israel |
| 1970s | 5.77 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | Israel |
| 1990s | 8.91 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | 5.84 tonnes per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 9.25 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | 5.4 tonnes per person | Israel |
| 2010s | 8.03 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | Israel |
| 2020s | 6.35 tonnes per person | 5.33 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Israel or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.87 tonnes per person against 5.61 tonnes per person in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Israel and Turkey?
- 0.26 tonnes per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Turkey?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Turkey rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Israel ranks 57th 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.