Turkey vs World: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq)

Turkey
12.01 %
in 2023
World
3.8 %
in 2023
Turkey rank
20th
World rank
19th

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) over time

  • Turkey
  • World
24681012199020062023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 12.01 % against 3.8 % in World, a difference of 8.21 %.

That makes Turkey's figure about 3.2 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.

Turkey ranks 20th and World ranks 19th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey World Difference Ahead
1990s 4.44 % 3.77 % 0.671 % Turkey
2000s 9.22 % 3.65 % 5.56 % Turkey
2010s 10.84 % 3.57 % 7.28 % Turkey
2020s 11.43 % 3.82 % 7.6 % Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share (co2eq), Turkey or World?
Turkey, at 12.01 % against 3.8 % in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share (co2eq) between Turkey and World?
8.21 %, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Turkey and World rank globally for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Turkey ranks 20th and World ranks 19th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
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.