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
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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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.