Germany vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Germany
1.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
1.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
Turkey rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.07 billion tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 169.84 million tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 97 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5.59 million tonnes | 45,428 tonnes | 5.55 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | 24.90 million tonnes | 403,344 tonnes | 24.49 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 68.08 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 66.51 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | 126.52 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 122.48 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 272.69 million tonnes | 14.23 million tonnes | 258.46 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 488.53 million tonnes | 47.87 million tonnes | 440.65 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 688.92 million tonnes | 115.08 million tonnes | 573.85 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 845.40 million tonnes | 229.84 million tonnes | 615.56 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 989.88 million tonnes | 396.07 million tonnes | 593.81 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 687.95 million tonnes | 433.32 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 985.44 million tonnes | 232.73 million tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Germany or Turkey?
- Germany, at 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.07 billion tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Germany and Turkey?
- 169.84 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Germany ranks 6th 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.