Belarus vs Turkey: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Belarus
7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
41st
Turkey rank
44th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Belarus
- Turkey
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 41st and Turkey ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1860s | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.6953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.8278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1900s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1910s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.7959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1930s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1940s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1950s | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1960s | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1970s | 9.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1980s | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1990s | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 2000s | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 2010s | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 2020s | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Belarus or Turkey?
- Belarus, at 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Belarus and Turkey?
- 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Turkey rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Belarus ranks 41st and Turkey ranks 44th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.