Madagascar vs Turkmenistan: Share of global methane emissions
Madagascar
0.3%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.2%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
64th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Madagascar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 201 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Madagascar or Turkmenistan?
- Madagascar, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Madagascar and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.