Tanzania vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Tanzania
8.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
6.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania rank
23rd
Turkey rank
26th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Tanzania
- Turkey
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 8.18 billion tonnes against 6.86 billion tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 1.32 billion tonnes.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Tanzania ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 42.94 million tonnes | 81.65 million tonnes | 38.71 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1860s | 70.37 million tonnes | 229.94 million tonnes | 159.57 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1870s | 71.33 million tonnes | 362.64 million tonnes | 291.31 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1880s | 72.39 million tonnes | 463.54 million tonnes | 391.16 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1890s | 64.81 million tonnes | 545.06 million tonnes | 480.25 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1900s | -6.68 million tonnes | 612.66 million tonnes | 619.33 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1910s | -81.05 million tonnes | 789.58 million tonnes | 870.64 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1920s | -18.35 million tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 271.23 million tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 694.29 million tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 3.93 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 5.11 billion tonnes | 2.73 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 3.42 billion tonnes | 5.99 billion tonnes | 2.57 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 4.35 billion tonnes | 6.49 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 5.02 billion tonnes | 6.82 billion tonnes | 1.80 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5.93 billion tonnes | 7.00 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 7.32 billion tonnes | 6.93 billion tonnes | 386.35 million tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 8.03 billion tonnes | 6.87 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Tanzania or Turkey?
- Tanzania, at 8.18 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 Tanzania and Turkey?
- 1.32 billion tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.