South Africa vs Turkey: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
South Africa
5.15 tonnes per person
in 2023
Turkey
5.53 tonnes per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
57th
Turkey rank
54th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- South Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.53 tonnes per person against 5.15 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per person.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 57th and Turkey ranks 54th of 120 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.85 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 4.17 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 6.23 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 6.35 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 5.28 tonnes per person | 5.17 tonnes per person | 0.1112 tonnes per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, South Africa or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.53 tonnes per person against 5.15 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between South Africa and Turkey?
- 0.38 tonnes per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- South Africa ranks 57th and Turkey ranks 54th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. 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 tonnes per person.