Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Greenhouse gas emissions
Kyrgyzstan
22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tajikistan
21.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
124th
Tajikistan rank
127th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tajikistan, a difference of 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th and Tajikistan ranks 127th of 199 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 8.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 17.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 22.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 27.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 31.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 14.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 19.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 21.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th and Tajikistan ranks 127th 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.