Türkiye vs United States
Türkiye vs United States: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.38 tonnes in Türkiye and 13.62 tonnes in United States, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United States, by 8.24 tonnes, or 2.53 times that in Türkiye.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Türkiye ranked 47 and United States ranked 14 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Türkiye | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.38 | 13.62 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 5.23 | 13.71 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 5.23 | 14.42 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 5.48 | 14.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 5.07 | 13.47 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 5.02 | 15.04 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 5.27 | 15.58 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 5.39 | 15.18 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.94 | 15.5 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.7 | 15.95 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 16.42 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.39 | 16.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.58 | 16.19 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 4.48 | 17.02 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 4.27 | 17.85 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 4.18 | 17.19 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 4.22 | 18.71 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 4.28 | 19.5 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.91 | 19.4 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.55 | 19.92 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 3.44 | 20.08 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.39 | 19.97 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.24 | 19.91 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.12 | 20.63 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 3.47 | 21.01 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 3.17 | 20.65 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 3.23 | 20.83 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.25 | 20.9 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.14 | 20.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.92 | 19.8 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.73 | 19.83 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.79 | 19.76 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.74 | 19.56 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.68 | 19.52 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.77 | 19.96 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 2.51 | 20.58 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 2.31 | 20.54 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 2.44 | 19.81 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 2.28 | 19.34 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 2.13 | 19.67 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 2.01 | 19.74 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.94 | 19.03 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.88 | 19.27 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.77 | 20.52 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.8 | 21.04 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.76 | 22.25 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.95 | 22.33 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 2.01 | 22.61 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.86 | 22.09 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.71 | 20.91 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.62 | 22.11 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.59 | 23.11 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.5 | 22.44 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.33 | 21.48 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.24 | 22.41 | 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
Türkiye vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyTürkiye: 77.2 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTürkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTürkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTürkiye: 3.72% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateTürkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTürkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthTürkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTürkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTürkiye: 89.5% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageTürkiye: 32.5 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTürkiye: 10% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateTürkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTürkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTürkiye: $26.8B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personTürkiye: $342 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTürkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTürkiye: 512,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerTürkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTürkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTürkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsTürkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025