Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kazakhstan
15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Turkmenistan rank
16th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 0.3192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 0.4578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 0.6996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 14.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 17.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 17.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kazakhstan or Turkmenistan?
- Kazakhstan, at 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan?
- 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.