Brazil vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Brazil
869.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
1.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Turkey rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Brazil
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.07 billion tonnes against 869.01 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 201.75 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 67,234 tonnes | 45,428 tonnes | 21,806 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1930s | 807,438 tonnes | 403,344 tonnes | 404,094 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1940s | 4.08 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1950s | 12.04 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 8.00 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 33.32 million tonnes | 14.23 million tonnes | 19.08 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 82.82 million tonnes | 47.87 million tonnes | 34.95 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 186.97 million tonnes | 115.08 million tonnes | 71.90 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 298.45 million tonnes | 229.84 million tonnes | 68.61 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 443.76 million tonnes | 396.07 million tonnes | 47.69 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 644.87 million tonnes | 687.95 million tonnes | 43.07 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 818.33 million tonnes | 985.44 million tonnes | 167.11 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Brazil or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.07 billion tonnes against 869.01 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Brazil and Turkey?
- 201.75 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.