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