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
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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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.