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