Qatar vs Turkmenistan: Methane emissions
Qatar
22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar rank
69th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Methane emissions over time
- Qatar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar, a difference of 998,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Qatar ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 11,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 578,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 10,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 633,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 10,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 720,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 709,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 10,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 842,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 831,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 10,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 939,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 10,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 997,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 10,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 10,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 137,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 1980s | 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 2000s | 23.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 2010s | 22.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 22.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Qatar or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 998,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Turkmenistan rank globally for methane emissions?
- Qatar ranks 69th 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.