Germany vs Turkey: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Germany
1.0%
in 2024
Turkey
1.3%
in 2024
Germany rank
11th
Turkey rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 160 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 14.6% | 0.0% | 14.5% | Germany |
| 1870s | 14.4% | 0.0% | 14.4% | Germany |
| 1880s | 15.8% | 0.0% | 15.8% | Germany |
| 1890s | 16.7% | 0.0% | 16.7% | Germany |
| 1900s | 16.2% | 0.1% | 16.1% | Germany |
| 1910s | 15.8% | 0.0% | 15.7% | Germany |
| 1920s | 14.5% | 0.1% | 14.5% | Germany |
| 1930s | 15.2% | 0.2% | 15.1% | Germany |
| 1940s | 12.6% | 0.2% | 12.4% | Germany |
| 1950s | 14.6% | 0.2% | 14.3% | Germany |
| 1960s | 13.6% | 0.3% | 13.3% | Germany |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 0.3% | 8.8% | Germany |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 0.5% | 6.7% | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.9% | 4.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Germany or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Germany and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Germany ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 10th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.