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