Greece vs Turkey: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Greece
1.59 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
1.31 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
87th
Turkey rank
89th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Greece
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.28 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 87th and Turkey ranks 89th of 215 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7321 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1931 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5391 metric tons per square kilometre Greece
1970s 0.7705 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2371 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5334 metric tons per square kilometre Greece
1980s 0.9025 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7087 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1938 metric tons per square kilometre Greece
1990s 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6834 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7349 metric tons per square kilometre Greece
2000s 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8173 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7207 metric tons per square kilometre Greece
2010s 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8452 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6127 metric tons per square kilometre Greece
2020s 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4695 metric tons per square kilometre Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Greece or Turkey?
Greece, at 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Greece and Turkey?
0.28 metric tons per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkey?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Greece and Turkey rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 87th and Turkey ranks 89th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.