Ecuador vs Turkmenistan: Methane emissions
Ecuador
21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
70th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Methane emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador, a difference of 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 16 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 903,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 353,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 999,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 410,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 450,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 720,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 502,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 842,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 512,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 605,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 767,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 897,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 759,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 929,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 9.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 14.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 21.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 24.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 440,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 22.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Ecuador or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Ecuador and Turkmenistan?
- 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Turkmenistan rank globally for methane emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 70th 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.