Iraq vs Turkmenistan: Nitrous oxide emissions

Iraq
7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq rank
69th
Turkmenistan rank
68th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Iraq
  • Turkmenistan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M185019372024

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq, a difference of 140,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 16 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1850s 196,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 187,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1860s 209,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 200,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1870s 263,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 249,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1880s 346,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 325,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1890s 378,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 363,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1900s 402,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 383,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1910s 439,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 458,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1920s 579,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 579,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1930s 867,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 570,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 296,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1940s 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 670,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 698,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1950s 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1960s 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 897,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1970s 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 484,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1980s 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 675,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1990s 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
2000s 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
2010s 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 393,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
2020s 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 295,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Iraq or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Iraq and Turkmenistan?
140,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkmenistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Turkmenistan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Iraq ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide 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
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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