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