Angola vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Angola
7.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
6.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
24th
Turkey rank
26th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Angola
- Turkey
How they compare
Angola currently reports 7.42 billion tonnes against 6.86 billion tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 563.42 million tonnes.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 8 and Turkey in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119.60 million tonnes | 81.65 million tonnes | 37.94 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1860s | 396.00 million tonnes | 229.94 million tonnes | 166.07 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1870s | 677.54 million tonnes | 362.64 million tonnes | 314.90 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1880s | 929.05 million tonnes | 463.54 million tonnes | 465.51 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1890s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 545.06 million tonnes | 527.43 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1900s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 612.66 million tonnes | 420.32 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1910s | 927.71 million tonnes | 789.58 million tonnes | 138.12 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1920s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 159.37 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 1.56 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 338.28 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 2.34 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 477.38 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 3.59 billion tonnes | 3.93 billion tonnes | 332.89 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 4.78 billion tonnes | 5.11 billion tonnes | 335.12 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 5.13 billion tonnes | 5.99 billion tonnes | 856.94 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 5.30 billion tonnes | 6.49 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 5.45 billion tonnes | 6.82 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5.79 billion tonnes | 7.00 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 6.77 billion tonnes | 6.93 billion tonnes | 167.10 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 7.32 billion tonnes | 6.87 billion tonnes | 454.74 million tonnes | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or Turkey?
- Angola, at 7.42 billion tonnes against 6.86 billion tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Angola and Turkey?
- 563.42 million tonnes, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Angola ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 26th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.