Madagascar vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Madagascar
6.79 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
6.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Turkey rank
26th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Madagascar
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 6.86 billion tonnes against 6.79 billion tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 70.29 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 27th and Turkey ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 88.99 million tonnes | 81.65 million tonnes | 7.33 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 224.60 million tonnes | 229.94 million tonnes | 5.33 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1870s | 371.91 million tonnes | 362.64 million tonnes | 9.27 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 546.54 million tonnes | 463.54 million tonnes | 83.00 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 650.90 million tonnes | 545.06 million tonnes | 105.85 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 633.31 million tonnes | 612.66 million tonnes | 20.66 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 600.95 million tonnes | 789.58 million tonnes | 188.63 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1920s | 731.81 million tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 474.68 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 738.31 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 1.82 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 998.67 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 2.65 billion tonnes | 3.93 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 3.51 billion tonnes | 5.11 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 4.03 billion tonnes | 5.99 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 4.59 billion tonnes | 6.49 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 5.08 billion tonnes | 6.82 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 6.01 billion tonnes | 7.00 billion tonnes | 988.00 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 6.48 billion tonnes | 6.93 billion tonnes | 454.76 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 6.73 billion tonnes | 6.87 billion tonnes | 139.05 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Madagascar or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 6.86 billion tonnes against 6.79 billion tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Madagascar and Turkey?
- 70.29 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Madagascar ranks 27th 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.