Qatar vs Turkmenistan: Share of global methane emissions
Qatar
0.2%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.2%
in 2024
Qatar rank
70th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Qatar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Qatar ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Qatar or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Qatar ranks 70th 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.