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
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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.