Madagascar vs Turkmenistan: Methane emissions
Madagascar
24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar rank
64th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Methane emissions over time
- Madagascar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkmenistan, a difference of 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 16 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 720,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 842,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 4.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 12.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 14.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 18.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 22.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 768,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 24.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 959,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Madagascar or Turkmenistan?
- Madagascar, at 24.79 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 Madagascar and Turkmenistan?
- 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Turkmenistan rank globally for methane emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 64th 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.