France vs Turkey: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
France
0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
52nd
Turkey rank
55th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- France
- Turkey
How they compare
France currently reports 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.0304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
France ranks 52nd and Turkey ranks 55th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Turkey in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1860s | 0.0918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1870s | 0.1077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1900s | 0.1872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1920s | 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.4486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 0.7151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.6872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.5221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, France or Turkey?
- France, at 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between France and Turkey?
- 0.0304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Turkey rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- France ranks 52nd and Turkey ranks 55th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.