Bahrain vs Turkmenistan: Methane emissions
Bahrain
23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahrain rank
66th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Methane emissions over time
- Bahrain
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkmenistan, a difference of 267,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Bahrain ranks 66th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 531,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 18,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 570,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 18,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 626,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 18,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 720,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 701,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 18,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 842,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 823,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 17,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 931,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 17,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 990,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 17,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 81,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 12.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 14.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 17.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 17.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 22.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 24.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bahrain or Turkmenistan?
- Bahrain, at 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bahrain and Turkmenistan?
- 267,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Turkmenistan rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 66th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.