Belgium vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Belgium
12.91 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
12.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
Turkey rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Belgium
- Turkey
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 12.91 billion tonnes against 12.89 billion tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 18.60 million tonnes.
Across all 160 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 411.13 million tonnes | 577,446 tonnes | 410.55 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1870s | 595.03 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 592.65 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1880s | 893.66 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 889.04 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 16.93 million tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1910s | 2.29 billion tonnes | 33.24 million tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.85 billion tonnes | 47.28 million tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1930s | 3.66 billion tonnes | 85.43 million tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1940s | 4.33 billion tonnes | 141.83 million tonnes | 4.18 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1950s | 5.10 billion tonnes | 240.79 million tonnes | 4.86 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1960s | 6.06 billion tonnes | 436.84 million tonnes | 5.62 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1970s | 7.26 billion tonnes | 896.01 million tonnes | 6.37 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1980s | 8.49 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | 6.76 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1990s | 9.64 billion tonnes | 3.22 billion tonnes | 6.42 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.90 billion tonnes | 5.48 billion tonnes | 5.42 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 12.01 billion tonnes | 8.77 billion tonnes | 3.24 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 12.73 billion tonnes | 11.92 billion tonnes | 816.38 million tonnes | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Belgium or Turkey?
- Belgium, at 12.91 billion tonnes against 12.89 billion tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Belgium and Turkey?
- 18.60 million tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Turkey?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 24th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.