Chad vs Turkmenistan: Greenhouse gas emissions

Chad
125.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
118.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chad rank
52nd
Turkmenistan rank
53rd

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Chad
  • Turkmenistan
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Chad currently reports 125.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 118.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkmenistan, a difference of 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 52nd and Turkmenistan ranks 53rd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1850s 18.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chad
1860s 9.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chad
1870s 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 982,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1880s 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1890s 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1900s 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1910s 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1920s 6.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1930s 8.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1940s 13.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1950s 18.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1960s 14.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1970s 16.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1980s 17.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
1990s 35.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
2000s 58.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
2010s 95.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 98.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan
2020s 116.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 123.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Chad or Turkmenistan?
Chad, at 125.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 118.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Chad and Turkmenistan?
7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Turkmenistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Chad and Turkmenistan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Chad ranks 52nd and Turkmenistan ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.