Singapore vs Turkey: Waste — Emissions per capita

Singapore
0.86 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Turkey
0.79 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Singapore rank
10th
Turkey rank
12th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Singapore
  • Turkey
00.20.40.60.8199020062023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.86 t CO2eq/cap against 0.79 t CO2eq/cap in Turkey, a difference of 0.07 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 12th of 222 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 0.312 t CO2eq/cap 0.172 t CO2eq/cap 0.14 t CO2eq/cap Singapore
2000s 0.504 t CO2eq/cap 0.378 t CO2eq/cap 0.126 t CO2eq/cap Singapore
2010s 0.668 t CO2eq/cap 0.606 t CO2eq/cap 0.062 t CO2eq/cap Singapore
2020s 0.7975 t CO2eq/cap 0.7525 t CO2eq/cap 0.045 t CO2eq/cap Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Singapore or Turkey?
Singapore, at 0.86 t CO2eq/cap against 0.79 t CO2eq/cap in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Singapore and Turkey?
0.07 t CO2eq/cap, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Turkey?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Turkey rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Singapore ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 12th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.