Egypt vs Turkey: Consumption-based carbon intensity
Egypt
0.1833 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Turkey
0.1854 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Egypt rank
89th
Turkey rank
87th
Consumption-based carbon intensity over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ in Egypt, a difference of 0.0021 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Egypt ranks 89th and Turkey ranks 87th of 119 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3247 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0441 kilograms per international-$ | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3019 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0519 kilograms per international-$ | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.2267 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2562 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0295 kilograms per international-$ | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.1967 kilograms per international-$ | 0.197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0004 kilograms per international-$ | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based carbon intensity, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in consumption-based carbon intensity between Egypt and Turkey?
- 0.0021 kilograms per international-$, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Egypt ranks 89th and Turkey ranks 87th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).