Russia vs Turkmenistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Russia
5.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
8.32 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia rank
10th
Turkmenistan rank
8th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Russia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 8.32 tonnes per person against 5.92 tonnes per person in Russia, a difference of 2.4 tonnes per person.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.4 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Russia ranks 10th and Turkmenistan ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.0798 tonnes per person | 0.0608 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 0.1524 tonnes per person | 0.1232 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.1641 tonnes per person | 0.6254 tonnes per person | 0.4613 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 2.37 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | 0.8952 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 4.16 tonnes per person | 5.15 tonnes per person | 0.9937 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 4.9 tonnes per person | 4.81 tonnes per person | 0.084 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 5.08 tonnes per person | 5.54 tonnes per person | 0.4574 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 5.43 tonnes per person | 6.57 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 5.62 tonnes per person | 9.3 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Russia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 8.32 tonnes per person against 5.92 tonnes per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Russia and Turkmenistan?
- 2.4 tonnes per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkmenistan?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Russia ranks 10th and Turkmenistan ranks 8th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.