Brazil vs Turkmenistan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Brazil
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Turkmenistan rank
22nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Brazil
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Turkmenistan ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.3208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.4915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 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, Brazil or Turkmenistan?
- Brazil, at 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Brazil and Turkmenistan?
- 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkmenistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 21st 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.