Congo vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Congo
8,412 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
8,925 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
79th
Turkey rank
76th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 8,925 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,412 tonnes per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 513 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 79th 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 | Congo | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,971 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,709 tonnes per square kilometre | 738.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1970s | 6,285 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,784 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,499 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1980s | 6,492 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,437 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,944 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1990s | 6,722 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,859 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,137 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2000s | 7,331 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,091 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,760 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2010s | 7,951 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,010 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,059 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2020s | 8,335 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,924 tonnes per square kilometre | 589.4 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, Congo or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 8,925 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,412 tonnes per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Congo and Turkey?
- 513 tonnes per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 79th 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.