Turkmenistan vs United States: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Turkmenistan
15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan rank
18th
United States rank
15th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Turkmenistan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 18th and United States ranks 15th of 199 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 9.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 8.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 10.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1940s | 12.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1950s | 18.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1960s | 19.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 19.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 18.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 13.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 15.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 17.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Turkmenistan or United States?
- United States, at 17.53 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 Turkmenistan and United States?
- 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Turkmenistan and United States rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Turkmenistan ranks 18th and United States ranks 15th 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.