Serbia vs Turkey: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Serbia
6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Serbia rank
45th
Turkey rank
44th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Serbia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Serbia, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Serbia ranks 45th and Turkey ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 11 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1860s | 0.0779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1870s | 0.0892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1900s | 0.2751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1910s | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1920s | 0.9463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0.7003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1950s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1960s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1970s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1980s | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1990s | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 2000s | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 2010s | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 2020s | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
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, Serbia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Serbia and Turkey?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Serbia and Turkey rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Serbia ranks 45th 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.