Taiwan vs Turkmenistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Taiwan
12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan rank
18th
Turkmenistan rank
16th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Taiwan
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan, a difference of 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Taiwan ranks 18th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1860s 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1870s 0.2288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1880s 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1890s 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1900s 0.3388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1910s 0.6593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1920s 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Taiwan
1930s 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1940s 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1950s 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1960s 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1970s 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1980s 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1990s 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
2000s 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
2010s 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
2020s 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.07 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, excluding land use and forestry, Taiwan or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Taiwan and Turkmenistan?
1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Turkmenistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Taiwan and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Taiwan ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.