Sudan vs Turkmenistan: Greenhouse gas emissions
Sudan
134.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkmenistan
118.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sudan rank
51st
Turkmenistan rank
53rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Sudan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 134.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 118.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turkmenistan, a difference of 15.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 51st and Turkmenistan ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 16 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1860s | 13.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1870s | 13.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1880s | 14.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1890s | 15.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1900s | 17.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1910s | 19.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1920s | 21.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1930s | 22.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1940s | 29.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1950s | 43.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1960s | 43.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1970s | 48.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 357,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 55.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 97.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2000s | 131.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2010s | 155.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2020s | 134.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Sudan or Turkmenistan?
- Sudan, at 134.30 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 Sudan and Turkmenistan?
- 15.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Turkmenistan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Sudan ranks 51st 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.