Turkmenistan vs Uruguay: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Turkmenistan
0.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
0.3%
in 2024
Turkmenistan rank
68th
Uruguay rank
66th

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Turkmenistan
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Turkmenistan ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkmenistan Uruguay Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Turkmenistan
1860s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Turkmenistan
1870s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Turkmenistan
1880s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Turkmenistan
1890s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Turkmenistan
1900s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Uruguay
1910s 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% Uruguay
1920s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Uruguay
1930s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Uruguay
1940s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Uruguay
1950s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Uruguay
1960s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Uruguay
1970s 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% Uruguay
1980s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Uruguay
1990s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Uruguay
2000s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Uruguay
2010s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Uruguay
2020s 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Turkmenistan or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Turkmenistan and Uruguay?
0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uruguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Turkmenistan and Uruguay rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Turkmenistan ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 66th 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

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.