Nepal vs Turkmenistan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Nepal
0.2%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.2%
in 2024
Nepal rank
71st
Turkmenistan rank
68th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nepal
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 16 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Nepal or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Nepal and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nepal ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 68th 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 nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.