Germany vs Turkey: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Germany
1.1%
in 2024
Turkey
1.4%
in 2024
Germany rank
16th
Turkey rank
13th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 17 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.2% | 0.8% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 1860s | 3.2% | 0.8% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 1870s | 3.1% | 0.9% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1890s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1910s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1930s | 3.3% | 1.2% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1940s | 3.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 1950s | 3.8% | 1.2% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 1.1% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 1.1% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 1.2% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 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 nitrous oxide emissions, Germany or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.4% against 1.1% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Germany and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Germany ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.