Qatar vs Turkmenistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Qatar
2.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Qatar rank
62nd
Turkmenistan rank
59th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Qatar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2.74 billion tonnes against 2.59 billion tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 150.75 million tonnes.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 62nd and Turkmenistan ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 260,144 tonnes | 86.22 million tonnes | 85.96 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 2.29 million tonnes | 126.58 million tonnes | 124.29 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 22.07 million tonnes | 248.29 million tonnes | 226.22 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 105.73 million tonnes | 451.65 million tonnes | 345.93 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 225.25 million tonnes | 741.52 million tonnes | 516.27 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 425.48 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 648.92 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 847.32 million tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 606.91 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 435.91 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 206.62 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Qatar or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2.74 billion tonnes against 2.59 billion tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 150.75 million tonnes, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Turkmenistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Qatar ranks 62nd and Turkmenistan ranks 59th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.