Madagascar vs Turkmenistan: Nitrous oxide emissions

Madagascar
7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar rank
70th
Turkmenistan rank
68th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

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

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar, a difference of 162,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 201 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1850s 371,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 187,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 183,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1860s 395,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 200,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 194,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1870s 497,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 249,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 247,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1880s 654,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 325,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 328,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1890s 743,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 363,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 379,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1900s 833,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 383,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 450,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1910s 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 458,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 652,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1920s 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 579,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1930s 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 570,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1940s 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 670,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1950s 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1960s 5.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1970s 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1980s 6.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1990s 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
2000s 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
2010s 7.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
2020s 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 266,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Madagascar or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Madagascar and Turkmenistan?
162,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turkmenistan 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
Madagascar ranks 70th 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.