Brazil vs Turkmenistan: Methane emissions, per capita
Brazil
2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
24th
Turkmenistan rank
22nd
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Turkmenistan ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Brazil or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Brazil and Turkmenistan?
- 0.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkmenistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Turkmenistan rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Turkmenistan ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.