South Africa vs Turkey: Per capita methane emissions

South Africa
1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
61st
Turkey rank
60th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • South Africa
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.

South Africa ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 60th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkey
1860s 0.3427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkey
1870s 0.5014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkey
1880s 0.653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkey
1890s 0.8088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkey
1900s 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1910s 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1920s 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1930s 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1940s 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1950s 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1960s 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1970s 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1980s 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
1990s 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
2000s 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
2010s 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa
2020s 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, South Africa or Turkey?
Turkey, at 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between South Africa and Turkey?
0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
South Africa ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 60th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.