Netherlands vs Turkey: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Netherlands
6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
46th
Turkey rank
44th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Netherlands
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 46th and Turkey ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 5.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 14.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 12.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
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, Netherlands or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Netherlands and Turkey?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Turkey rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Netherlands ranks 46th 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.