Turkey vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Turkey
0.4822 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.5567 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkey rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.5567 tonnes per person against 0.4822 tonnes per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.0745 tonnes per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0174 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.0515 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0515 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.1243 tonnes per person | 0.1735 tonnes per person | 0.0492 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.1615 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 0.8398 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.2333 tonnes per person | 0.9568 tonnes per person | 0.7236 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.2901 tonnes per person | 0.9998 tonnes per person | 0.7096 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.4504 tonnes per person | 0.8948 tonnes per person | 0.4444 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.496 tonnes per person | 0.5978 tonnes per person | 0.1018 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Turkey or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.5567 tonnes per person against 0.4822 tonnes per person in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Turkey and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0745 tonnes per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Arab Emirates?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Turkey ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 209 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 from cement. 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 cement, measured in tonnes per person.