France vs Turkey: Nitrous oxide emissions

France
32.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkey
40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
France rank
15th
Turkey rank
13th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • France
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 32.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in France, a difference of 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.

France ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 17 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Turkey Difference Ahead
1850s 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1860s 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1870s 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1880s 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1890s 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1900s 7.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1910s 7.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1920s 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1930s 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1940s 18.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1950s 31.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1960s 50.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1970s 64.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1980s 67.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
1990s 58.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
2000s 42.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
2010s 38.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents France
2020s 34.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, France or Turkey?
Turkey, at 40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 32.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between France and Turkey?
7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do France and Turkey rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
France ranks 15th 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.