South Africa vs Turkey: Energy — Emissions

South Africa
428,000 kt
in 2023
Turkey
385,000 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
17th
Turkey rank
20th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • South Africa
  • Turkey
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 428,000 kt against 385,000 kt in Turkey, a difference of 43,000 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 20th of 231 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 131,333 kt 28,333 kt 103,000 kt South Africa
1970s 194,700 kt 60,260 kt 134,440 kt South Africa
1980s 348,700 kt 96,700 kt 252,000 kt South Africa
1990s 396,000 kt 158,300 kt 237,700 kt South Africa
2000s 462,800 kt 222,200 kt 240,600 kt South Africa
2010s 473,700 kt 322,300 kt 151,400 kt South Africa
2020s 434,500 kt 380,000 kt 54,500 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, South Africa or Turkey?
South Africa, at 428,000 kt against 385,000 kt in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between South Africa and Turkey?
43,000 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for energy — emissions?
South Africa ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 20th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf