South Africa vs Turkey: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP

South Africa
0 kt per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Turkey
0 kt per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa rank
64th
Turkey rank
61st

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • Turkey
00000196119922023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 kt per US$ of GDP.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 61st of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP Turkey
2020s 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per unit of gdp, South Africa or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per unit of gdp between South Africa and Turkey?
0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per unit of gdp?
South Africa ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 61st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP
Unit
kt per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 9,789 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.