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