Germany vs Turkmenistan: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Germany
-21.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
-14.42 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
214th
Turkmenistan rank
213th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Germany
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports -14.42 million tonnes against -21.45 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 7.03 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 62 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Germany ranks 214th and Turkmenistan ranks 213th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Turkmenistan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -138,011 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 138,011 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | -1.80 million tonnes | 248 tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 4.38 million tonnes | 2,590 tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1870s | 3.33 million tonnes | 7,112 tonnes | 3.32 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1880s | 8.80 million tonnes | 10,166 tonnes | 8.79 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 10.44 million tonnes | 35,988 tonnes | 10.41 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 14.23 million tonnes | 27,059 tonnes | 14.20 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | -5.81 million tonnes | -54,484 tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 15.18 million tonnes | 67,170 tonnes | 15.11 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | 10.94 million tonnes | 243,742 tonnes | 10.70 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | -21.65 million tonnes | 169,420 tonnes | 21.82 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 32.33 million tonnes | 651,006 tonnes | 31.68 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 29.63 million tonnes | 731,448 tonnes | 28.90 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.59 million tonnes | 949,122 tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | -10.92 million tonnes | 924,094 tonnes | 11.84 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | -11.31 million tonnes | 214,823 tonnes | 11.53 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | -10.55 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 11.81 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | -8.13 million tonnes | 979,186 tonnes | 9.11 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | -27.27 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 31.02 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Germany or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at -14.42 million tonnes against -21.45 million tonnes in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Germany and Turkmenistan?
- 7.03 million tonnes, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkmenistan?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Turkmenistan rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Germany ranks 214th and Turkmenistan ranks 213th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.