Greece vs Türkiye
Greece vs Türkiye: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.05 tonnes in Greece and 5.38 tonnes in Türkiye, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 0.33 tonnes, or 1.07 times that in Greece.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Greece.
- In 2024, Greece ranked 52 and Türkiye ranked 47 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Greece | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.05 | 5.38 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.92 | 5.23 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 5.28 | 5.23 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 5.08 | 5.48 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.89 | 5.07 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 5.74 | 5.02 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 5.27 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 6.36 | 5.39 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 6.33 | 4.94 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 6.42 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 6.52 | 4.6 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 6.74 | 4.39 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.38 | 4.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.76 | 4.48 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 8.01 | 4.27 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.66 | 4.18 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.19 | 4.22 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.6 | 4.28 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.29 | 3.91 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 9.43 | 3.55 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.27 | 3.44 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.32 | 3.39 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9 | 3.24 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.03 | 3.12 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 8.89 | 3.47 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 8.26 | 3.17 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.27 | 3.23 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 7.99 | 3.25 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 7.94 | 3.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 7.98 | 2.92 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.73 | 2.73 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.61 | 2.79 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.7 | 2.74 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.55 | 2.68 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.64 | 2.77 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.58 | 2.51 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.15 | 2.31 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.72 | 2.44 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.23 | 2.28 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.29 | 2.13 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 5.97 | 2.01 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 5.86 | 1.94 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 5.54 | 1.88 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 5.46 | 1.77 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 5.54 | 1.8 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 5.58 | 1.76 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 5.34 | 1.95 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.13 | 2.01 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 4.96 | 1.86 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 4.49 | 1.71 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 4.31 | 1.62 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 4.41 | 1.59 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 4.14 | 1.5 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 3.4 | 1.33 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 3.29 | 1.24 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025