India vs Turkmenistan: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring
India
2.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.53 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
26th
Turkmenistan rank
28th
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- India
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
India currently reports 2.79 million tonnes against 2.53 million tonnes in Turkmenistan, a difference of 262,300 tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was India ahead.
India ranks 26th and Turkmenistan ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 790,516 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 790,516 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 1.73 million tonnes | 300,809 tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 5.37 million tonnes | 254,050 tonnes | 5.12 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 3.85 million tonnes | 902,075 tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 1.80 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 654,854 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 3.04 million tonnes | 3.32 million tonnes | 281,640 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 2.83 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 414,842 tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, India or Turkmenistan?
- India, at 2.79 million tonnes against 2.53 million tonnes in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring between India and Turkmenistan?
- 262,300 tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Turkmenistan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do India and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring?
- India ranks 26th and Turkmenistan ranks 28th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes.