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

Qatar
1.66 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
1.31 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
86th
Turkey rank
89th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Qatar
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.35 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.

Qatar ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 89th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1223 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1931 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0708 metric tons per square kilometre Turkey
1970s 0.1763 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2371 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0608 metric tons per square kilometre Turkey
1980s 0.2326 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7087 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4761 metric tons per square kilometre Turkey
1990s 0.4951 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6834 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1882 metric tons per square kilometre Turkey
2000s 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8173 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2421 metric tons per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8452 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3983 metric tons per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3897 metric tons per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Qatar or Turkey?
Qatar, at 1.66 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 Qatar and Turkey?
0.35 metric tons per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkey?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Turkey rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Qatar ranks 86th 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.