Nepal vs Turkmenistan: Nitrous oxide emissions
Nepal
6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nepal rank
71st
Turkmenistan rank
68th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nepal
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nepal, a difference of 217,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 16 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 688,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 500,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1860s | 733,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1870s | 921,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 249,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 671,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1880s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 886,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1890s | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 956,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1900s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 996,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1910s | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1920s | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 579,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 570,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 956,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 670,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 974,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1950s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 838,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1960s | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1970s | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 2000s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 559,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 2010s | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 2020s | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Nepal or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Nepal and Turkmenistan?
- 217,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Turkmenistan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nepal ranks 71st 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.