Spain vs Turkmenistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Spain
1.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
1.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
31st
Turkmenistan rank
32nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Spain
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.84 billion tonnes against 1.53 billion tonnes in Turkmenistan, a difference of 305.59 million tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Spain ranks 31st and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 146 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1830s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1850s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1860s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1870s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1880s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1890s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1900s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1910s 178,069 tonnes 0 tonnes 178,069 tonnes Spain
1920s 813,010 tonnes 26,969 tonnes 786,041 tonnes Spain
1930s 2.76 million tonnes 433,534 tonnes 2.33 million tonnes Spain
1940s 6.08 million tonnes 1.58 million tonnes 4.51 million tonnes Spain
1950s 7.92 million tonnes 6.34 million tonnes 1.58 million tonnes Spain
1960s 7.95 million tonnes 34.01 million tonnes 26.06 million tonnes Turkmenistan
1970s 17.52 million tonnes 100.36 million tonnes 82.84 million tonnes Turkmenistan
1980s 57.48 million tonnes 217.39 million tonnes 159.91 million tonnes Turkmenistan
1990s 176.99 million tonnes 412.58 million tonnes 235.59 million tonnes Turkmenistan
2000s 575.94 million tonnes 647.44 million tonnes 71.51 million tonnes Turkmenistan
2010s 1.24 billion tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes 229.23 million tonnes Spain
2020s 1.72 billion tonnes 1.39 billion tonnes 329.09 million tonnes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Spain or Turkmenistan?
Spain, at 1.84 billion tonnes against 1.53 billion tonnes in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Spain and Turkmenistan?
305.59 million tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkmenistan?
173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Spain and Turkmenistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
Spain ranks 31st and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.