Portugal vs Turkmenistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Portugal
2.77 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal rank
58th
Turkmenistan rank
59th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Portugal
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.77 billion tonnes against 2.74 billion tonnes in Turkmenistan, a difference of 25.98 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Portugal ranks 58th and Turkmenistan ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2.74 million tonnes | 439,470 tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1880s | 12.10 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 10.52 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1890s | 27.36 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 23.29 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1900s | 50.13 million tonnes | 9.62 million tonnes | 40.51 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1910s | 80.68 million tonnes | 17.73 million tonnes | 62.95 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1920s | 106.74 million tonnes | 23.15 million tonnes | 83.59 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1930s | 144.75 million tonnes | 37.87 million tonnes | 106.88 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | 184.56 million tonnes | 68.86 million tonnes | 115.69 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 237.89 million tonnes | 126.58 million tonnes | 111.31 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 325.52 million tonnes | 248.29 million tonnes | 77.23 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 485.11 million tonnes | 451.65 million tonnes | 33.46 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 743.04 million tonnes | 741.52 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 89.90 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.78 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 326.59 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.34 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 317.81 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.69 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 131.85 million tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Portugal or Turkmenistan?
- Portugal, at 2.77 billion tonnes against 2.74 billion tonnes in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Portugal and Turkmenistan?
- 25.98 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkmenistan?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Turkmenistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Portugal ranks 58th 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 by world region. 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.