Iceland vs Turkmenistan: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Iceland
0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
24th
Turkmenistan rank
23rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 24th and Turkmenistan ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Iceland or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Iceland and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Turkmenistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Turkmenistan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 24th and Turkmenistan ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.