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