Japan vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement

Japan
2.10 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
1.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
Turkey rank
7th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Japan
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.10 billion tonnes against 1.07 billion tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 1.03 billion tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Turkey's.

Across all 97 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Turkey Difference Ahead
1920s 2.95 million tonnes 45,428 tonnes 2.91 million tonnes Japan
1930s 16.36 million tonnes 403,344 tonnes 15.96 million tonnes Japan
1940s 37.97 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes 36.40 million tonnes Japan
1950s 66.92 million tonnes 4.04 million tonnes 62.88 million tonnes Japan
1960s 179.58 million tonnes 14.23 million tonnes 165.34 million tonnes Japan
1970s 454.86 million tonnes 47.87 million tonnes 406.99 million tonnes Japan
1980s 855.66 million tonnes 115.08 million tonnes 740.58 million tonnes Japan
1990s 1.24 billion tonnes 229.84 million tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 1.60 billion tonnes 396.07 million tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes Japan
2010s 1.87 billion tonnes 687.95 million tonnes 1.19 billion tonnes Japan
2020s 2.06 billion tonnes 985.44 million tonnes 1.08 billion tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Japan or Turkey?
Japan, at 2.10 billion tonnes against 1.07 billion tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Japan and Turkey?
1.03 billion tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
Japan ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.