Ethiopia vs Turkey: Nitrous oxide emissions
Ethiopia
51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkey
40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
10th
Turkey rank
13th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Turkey
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkey, a difference of 11.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 9 and Turkey in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1860s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1870s | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 210,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1880s | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1890s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1900s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1910s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 13.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 18.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1980s | 19.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1990s | 22.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 2000s | 29.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 42.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 51.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Ethiopia or Turkey?
- Ethiopia, at 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Ethiopia and Turkey?
- 11.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Turkey rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.