Sweden vs Turkey: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Sweden
5.85 tonnes per person
in 2023
Turkey
5.53 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sweden rank
53rd
Turkey rank
54th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.85 tonnes per person against 5.53 tonnes per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.32 tonnes per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 54th of 120 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.43 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 7.75 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 9.24 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.51 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.08 tonnes per person | 5.17 tonnes per person | 0.9147 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Sweden or Turkey?
- Sweden, at 5.85 tonnes per person against 5.53 tonnes per person in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.32 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Sweden ranks 53rd 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial 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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.