Kyrgyzstan vs Turkmenistan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Kyrgyzstan
-330,676 tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
-321,846 tonnes
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
157th
Turkmenistan rank
156th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports -321,846 tonnes against -330,676 tonnes in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 8,830 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 157th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 15 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.55 million tonnes | 372,823 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 1.63 million tonnes | 385,984 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 1.73 million tonnes | 439,130 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 1.86 million tonnes | 463,441 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 1.93 million tonnes | 482,069 tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 2.03 million tonnes | 507,863 tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 2.15 million tonnes | 535,677 tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 2.21 million tonnes | 564,707 tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 2.11 million tonnes | 598,591 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 2.46 million tonnes | 615,105 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 7.10 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 3.99 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 4.88 million tonnes | 712,068 tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 2.08 million tonnes | 36,460 tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 1.07 million tonnes | -7,398 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 2.22 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 463,851 tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | -138,869 tonnes | 309,813 tonnes | 448,682 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | -280,274 tonnes | -377,575 tonnes | 97,302 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at -321,846 tonnes against -330,676 tonnes in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 8,830 tonnes, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 157th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured in tonnes.