Egypt vs Turkey: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Egypt
0.9%
in 2024
Turkey
1.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
21st
Turkey rank
20th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Egypt and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Egypt ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 20th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.