Japan vs Turkiye: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Japan
3.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkiye
2.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
15th
Turkiye rank
18th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Japan
- Turkiye
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.08 tonnes per person against 2.39 tonnes per person in Turkiye, a difference of 0.69 tonnes per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Turkiye's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Turkiye ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Turkiye ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and Turkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0189 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | Turkiye |
| 1870s | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 0.0217 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.0869 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.0709 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.2601 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.2282 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.6035 tonnes per person | 0.0992 tonnes per person | 0.5043 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.9742 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.1574 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 0.2951 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.3405 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 0.4101 tonnes per person | 0.8675 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 0.4288 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 0.5091 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 0.8324 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.58 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.18 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.52 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.18 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Japan or Turkiye?
- Japan, at 3.08 tonnes per person against 2.39 tonnes per person in Turkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Japan and Turkiye?
- 0.69 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkiye?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Turkiye rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Japan ranks 15th and Turkiye ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.