Qatar vs Turkey: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Qatar
1.3%
in 2024
Turkey
1.5%
in 2024
Qatar rank
17th
Turkey rank
15th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Qatar
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Turkey ahead.
Qatar ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 15th of 146 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Qatar or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Qatar and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkey?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Turkey rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Qatar ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 15th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.