Kazakhstan vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Kazakhstan
14.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
12.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
22nd
Turkey rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Turkey
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 14.94 billion tonnes against 12.89 billion tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 2.05 billion tonnes.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 160 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 816,821 tonnes | 577,446 tonnes | 239,376 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 3.44 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 12.38 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 7.76 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 31.87 million tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | 23.94 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 75.32 million tonnes | 16.93 million tonnes | 58.39 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 138.77 million tonnes | 33.24 million tonnes | 105.52 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 181.26 million tonnes | 47.28 million tonnes | 133.99 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 297.79 million tonnes | 85.43 million tonnes | 212.36 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 543.16 million tonnes | 141.83 million tonnes | 401.34 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 240.79 million tonnes | 762.46 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1.97 billion tonnes | 436.84 million tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 3.57 billion tonnes | 896.01 million tonnes | 2.68 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 5.81 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | 4.08 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 8.13 billion tonnes | 3.22 billion tonnes | 4.92 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 9.79 billion tonnes | 5.48 billion tonnes | 4.31 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 12.21 billion tonnes | 8.77 billion tonnes | 3.44 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 14.38 billion tonnes | 11.92 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Kazakhstan or Turkey?
- Kazakhstan, at 14.94 billion tonnes against 12.89 billion tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Kazakhstan and Turkey?
- 2.05 billion tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Turkey?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 24th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.