Bolivia vs Turkmenistan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bolivia
0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
25th
Turkmenistan rank
22nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Bolivia ranks 25th and Turkmenistan ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.1988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.5533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.6749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.7715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.7101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 0.7695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.7932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bolivia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bolivia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 25th and Turkmenistan ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.