Russia vs Turkey: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Russia
3.5%
in 2024
Turkey
2.2%
in 2024
Russia rank
5th
Turkey rank
7th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Russia
- Turkey
How they compare
Russia currently reports 3.5% against 2.2% in Turkey, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.6 times Turkey's.
Across all 94 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Russia |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Russia |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% | Russia |
| 1950s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 3.3% | Russia |
| 1960s | 6.1% | 0.4% | 5.7% | Russia |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 0.8% | 7.2% | Russia |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 1.1% | 7.1% | Russia |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 1.5% | 5.9% | Russia |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.7% | 4.0% | Russia |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.0% | 2.4% | Russia |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Russia or Turkey?
- Russia, at 3.5% against 2.2% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Russia and Turkey?
- 1.3%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Russia ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.