Turkey vs Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Turkey
4.30 billion tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
4.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey rank
21st
Venezuela rank
23rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Turkey
- Venezuela
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 4.30 billion tonnes against 4.04 billion tonnes in Venezuela, a difference of 261.10 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 114 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Venezuela ahead.
Turkey ranks 21st and Venezuela ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 87,762 tonnes | 87,762 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 20.33 million tonnes | 20.33 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 6,961 tonnes | 116.77 million tonnes | 116.77 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 14.02 million tonnes | 264.45 million tonnes | 250.43 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 80.58 million tonnes | 396.62 million tonnes | 316.04 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 331.38 million tonnes | 567.91 million tonnes | 236.52 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 796.76 million tonnes | 999.55 million tonnes | 202.79 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 178.42 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 2.24 billion tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | 159.79 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 3.16 billion tonnes | 3.43 billion tonnes | 273.68 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 4.03 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | 107.13 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Turkey or Venezuela?
- Turkey, at 4.30 billion tonnes against 4.04 billion tonnes in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Turkey and Venezuela?
- 261.10 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Venezuela?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and Venezuela rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Turkey ranks 21st and Venezuela ranks 23rd 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.