Mongolia vs Turkmenistan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Mongolia
0.9026 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Turkmenistan
1.05 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mongolia rank
4th
Turkmenistan rank
2nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Mongolia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 1.05 kilograms per international-$ against 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1474 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 4th and Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.92 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6546 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 2.3 kilograms per international-$ | 1.6 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7042 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 1.83 kilograms per international-$ | 2.13 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2938 kilograms per international-$ | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.7923 kilograms per international-$ | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.46 kilograms per international-$ | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.9049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7102 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1947 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.9192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.897 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0222 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Mongolia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 1.05 kilograms per international-$ against 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ in Mongolia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Mongolia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1474 kilograms per international-$, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Turkmenistan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Mongolia and Turkmenistan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Mongolia ranks 4th and Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).