Turkmenistan vs Uruguay: Nitrous oxide emissions
Turkmenistan
7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan rank
68th
Uruguay rank
66th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Turkmenistan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkmenistan, a difference of 370,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 187,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 200,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 249,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 325,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 363,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 383,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 658,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 458,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 518,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 579,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 977,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 397,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 570,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 670,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Turkmenistan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Turkmenistan and Uruguay?
- 370,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Turkmenistan and Uruguay rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Turkmenistan ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 66th 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.