Ireland vs Turkmenistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Ireland
1.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkmenistan
1.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
66th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Ireland
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.04 billion tonnes against 1.01 billion tonnes in Turkmenistan, a difference of 26.35 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 114 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Ireland ranks 66th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 435,233 tonnes | 435,233 tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 14.96 million tonnes | 14.96 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 19.16 million tonnes | 19.16 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 30.58 million tonnes | 30.58 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 53.93 million tonnes | 53.93 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 9.47 million tonnes | 93.22 million tonnes | 83.75 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 49.79 million tonnes | 168.67 million tonnes | 118.88 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 159.40 million tonnes | 285.24 million tonnes | 125.84 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 302.28 million tonnes | 435.33 million tonnes | 133.05 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 435.77 million tonnes | 554.10 million tonnes | 118.33 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 650.93 million tonnes | 678.17 million tonnes | 27.24 million tonnes | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 860.11 million tonnes | 847.75 million tonnes | 12.37 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1,000.00 million tonnes | 979.60 million tonnes | 20.40 million tonnes | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Ireland or Turkmenistan?
- Ireland, at 1.04 billion tonnes against 1.01 billion tonnes in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Ireland and Turkmenistan?
- 26.35 million tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Turkmenistan?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Turkmenistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ireland ranks 66th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.