China vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
China
8,736 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
8,925 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
77th
Turkey rank
76th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 8,925 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,736 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 189 tonnes per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
China ranks 77th and Turkey ranks 76th of 194 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,753 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,709 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,956 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1970s | 5,999 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,784 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,785 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1980s | 7,212 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,437 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,225 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1990s | 8,095 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,859 tonnes per square kilometre | 764.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2000s | 8,777 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,091 tonnes per square kilometre | 314.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2010s | 8,926 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,010 tonnes per square kilometre | 83.92 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2020s | 8,784 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,924 tonnes per square kilometre | 140.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, China or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 8,925 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,736 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between China and Turkey?
- 189 tonnes per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 77th and Turkey ranks 76th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.