Belgium vs Turkmenistan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Belgium
0.5%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
34th
Turkmenistan rank
32nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Belgium
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Belgium ranks 34th and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 146 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Belgium or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Belgium and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Turkmenistan?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Belgium ranks 34th and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.