Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Saudi Arabia
19.21 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
19.52 billion tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Turkey rank
25th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 19.52 billion tonnes against 19.21 billion tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 318.20 million tonnes.
Across all 89 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | -446,000 tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 37.70 million tonnes | 2.74 billion tonnes | 2.70 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 126.53 million tonnes | 3.95 billion tonnes | 3.82 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 183.86 million tonnes | 5.33 billion tonnes | 5.14 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 727.29 million tonnes | 6.66 billion tonnes | 5.94 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 8.00 billion tonnes | 5.78 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 9.81 billion tonnes | 5.28 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 7.70 billion tonnes | 12.25 billion tonnes | 4.54 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 12.93 billion tonnes | 15.48 billion tonnes | 2.55 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 17.84 billion tonnes | 18.56 billion tonnes | 720.62 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 19.52 billion tonnes against 19.21 billion tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 318.20 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 25th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. 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 including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.