Egypt vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Egypt
4.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
4.30 billion tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
22nd
Turkey rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 4.30 billion tonnes against 4.08 billion tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 219.96 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 862,261 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 862,261 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1920s | 5.61 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1930s | 12.77 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 12.77 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1940s | 37.99 million tonnes | 6,961 tonnes | 37.98 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 114.48 million tonnes | 14.02 million tonnes | 100.46 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 265.10 million tonnes | 80.58 million tonnes | 184.52 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 470.73 million tonnes | 331.38 million tonnes | 139.35 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 857.09 million tonnes | 796.76 million tonnes | 60.33 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 21.71 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.13 billion tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | 114.11 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 3.09 billion tonnes | 3.16 billion tonnes | 70.75 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3.86 billion tonnes | 4.03 billion tonnes | 173.43 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 4.30 billion tonnes against 4.08 billion tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Egypt and Turkey?
- 219.96 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 21st 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.