Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 1.05 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Turkmenistan, 1973–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Turkmenistan stood at 1.05 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Turkmenistan peaked at 2.61 kilograms per international-$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6278 kilograms per international-$, in 2018.
Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.6 kilograms per international-$ | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 1.78 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 kilograms per international-$ | 1.49 kilograms per international-$ | 2.61 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8145 kilograms per international-$ | 2.15 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7102 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6278 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8322 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.897 kilograms per international-$ | 0.687 kilograms per international-$ | 1.05 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 1 North Korea 1.39 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 4 Mongolia 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 5 Venezuela 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Turkmenistan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 7.62 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 3.59 million (2025)
- Urban population 47.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 10.81 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.74 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 10.81 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 10.81 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Turkmenistan?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Turkmenistan was 1.05 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 kilograms per international-$ in 1999.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6278 kilograms per international-$ in 2018.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Turkmenistan ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).