Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkmenistan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.6% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkmenistan peaked at 1.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Turkmenistan ranks 28th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +27.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -41.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +26.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +93.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -61.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +174.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +53.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -39.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +132.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +57.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +13.1% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2279.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 32.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +174.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1998 | +132.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More climate change data for Turkmenistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 401.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,722 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 282.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 291.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.96 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkmenistan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Turkmenistan was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Turkmenistan ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.