Palau vs Turkmenistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Palau
16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau rank
16th
Turkmenistan rank
18th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Palau
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Palau currently reports 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Palau ranks 16th and Turkmenistan ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 17.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 14.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 15.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Palau or Turkmenistan?
- Palau, at 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Palau and Turkmenistan?
- 0.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Palau ranks 16th and Turkmenistan ranks 18th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.