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
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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.