Taiwan vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Taiwan
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
5.21 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan rank
20th
Turkey rank
19th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Taiwan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.21 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 83.38 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkey ahead.
Taiwan ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 119,080 tonnes | 9.19 million tonnes | 9.07 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1900s | 1.48 million tonnes | 16.93 million tonnes | 15.45 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1910s | 8.30 million tonnes | 33.24 million tonnes | 24.94 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1920s | 36.38 million tonnes | 47.27 million tonnes | 10.89 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 78.82 million tonnes | 85.02 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 132.99 million tonnes | 140.25 million tonnes | 7.27 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 177.54 million tonnes | 222.72 million tonnes | 45.19 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 263.91 million tonnes | 342.03 million tonnes | 78.12 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 365.94 million tonnes | 516.74 million tonnes | 150.81 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 526.28 million tonnes | 815.06 million tonnes | 288.78 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 996.80 million tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 454.66 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.07 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 286.59 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 3.63 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 4.83 billion tonnes | 4.83 billion tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Taiwan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.21 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Taiwan and Turkey?
- 83.38 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Turkey?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Taiwan ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 19th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.