Netherlands vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Netherlands
12.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
12.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands rank
26th
Turkey rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Netherlands
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 12.89 billion tonnes against 12.26 billion tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 625.90 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 160 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 89.25 million tonnes | 577,446 tonnes | 88.67 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 127.03 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 124.65 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 202.87 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 198.26 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 310.89 million tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | 302.96 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 453.44 million tonnes | 16.93 million tonnes | 436.51 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 658.33 million tonnes | 33.24 million tonnes | 625.08 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 903.22 million tonnes | 47.28 million tonnes | 855.94 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 85.43 million tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.65 billion tonnes | 141.83 million tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 240.79 million tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.91 billion tonnes | 436.84 million tonnes | 2.47 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.24 billion tonnes | 896.01 million tonnes | 3.34 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 5.83 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | 4.10 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.44 billion tonnes | 3.22 billion tonnes | 4.22 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.20 billion tonnes | 5.48 billion tonnes | 3.72 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 10.90 billion tonnes | 8.77 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 12.02 billion tonnes | 11.92 billion tonnes | 104.62 million tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Netherlands or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 12.89 billion tonnes against 12.26 billion tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Netherlands and Turkey?
- 625.90 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkey?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Netherlands ranks 26th 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.