Emissions of air pollutants in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Emissions of air pollutants was 676,311 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
676,311 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
37th
of 220 countries
All-time high
676,311 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
227.35 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Turkmenistan, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 676,311 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Turkmenistan peaked at 676,311 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 227.35 tonnes, in 1750.
Turkmenistan ranks 37th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 227.35 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 228.19 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 229.03 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 229.87 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 230.71 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 231.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 232.4 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 233.24 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 234.08 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 234.92 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 235.77 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 236.64 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 237.51 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 238.39 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 239.26 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 240.13 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 241 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 241.88 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 242.75 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 243.62 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 244.5 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 245.4 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 246.31 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 247.21 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 248.12 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 249.03 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 249.93 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 250.84 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 251.74 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 252.65 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 253.55 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 254.49 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 255.42 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 256.36 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 257.3 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 258.23 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 259.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 260.11 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 261.04 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 261.98 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 262.91 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 263.88 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 264.85 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 265.82 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 266.79 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 267.76 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 268.73 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 269.7 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 270.67 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 271.64 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 272.61 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 274.12 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 275.63 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 277.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 278.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 280.18 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 281.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 283.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 284.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 286.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 287.83 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 288.71 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 289.59 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 290.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 291.35 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 292.23 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 293.11 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 293.99 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 294.88 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 295.76 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 296.65 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 297.55 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 298.44 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 299.34 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 300.23 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 301.13 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 302.02 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 302.92 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 303.83 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 304.73 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 305.66 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 306.57 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 307.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 308.39 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 309.28 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 310.19 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 311.1 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 312.02 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 312.94 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 313.85 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 314.77 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 315.7 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 316.63 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 317.55 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 318.48 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 319.4 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 320.33 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 321.27 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 322.2 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 323.13 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 324.2 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 325.01 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 325.95 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 326.89 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 327.84 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 329.13 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 329.72 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 330.67 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 332.11 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 333.08 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 334.53 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 338.62 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 342.45 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1863 | 346.66 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 350.95 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 354.99 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 360.98 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1867 | 365.85 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 370.56 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1869 | 375.45 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1870 | 379.84 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 404.37 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1872 | 409.1 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 415.95 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 424.25 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 434.12 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1876 | 447.89 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1877 | 460.8 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1878 | 473.37 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1879 | 486.2 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1880 | 497.87 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 520.58 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1882 | 530.95 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1883 | 544.29 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1884 | 582.84 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1885 | 617.29 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1886 | 626.72 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1887 | 668.68 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1888 | 706.6 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1889 | 730.83 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 797.85 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1891 | 874.61 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1892 | 910.17 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1893 | 990.11 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1894 | 985.28 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 1,126 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1896 | 1,147 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1897 | 1,233 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1898 | 1,321 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1899 | 1,388 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1900 | 1,510 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1901 | 1,615 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1902 | 1,599 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1903 | 1,562 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1904 | 1,621 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1905 | 1,486 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1906 | 1,615 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1907 | 1,712 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1908 | 1,776 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1909 | 1,879 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1910 | 1,961 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1911 | 2,020 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1912 | 2,127 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1913 | 2,207 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1914 | 2,310 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1915 | 2,446 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1916 | 2,587 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1917 | 2,603 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 2,312 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1919 | 2,451 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1920 | 2,507 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 2,598 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1922 | 2,830 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1923 | 3,187 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1924 | 3,384 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1925 | 3,747 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1926 | 4,026 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1927 | 4,318 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1928 | 4,491 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1929 | 4,951 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1930 | 5,587 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1931 | 5,905 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1932 | 5,710 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1933 | 5,762 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 6,015 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1935 | 6,151 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 6,673 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1937 | 7,075 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1938 | 7,507 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1939 | 7,826 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1940 | 8,334 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1941 | 8,456 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 8,451 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1943 | 8,662 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 9,640 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1945 | 8,959 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1946 | 9,591 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1947 | 10,432 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1948 | 10,932 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1949 | 11,749 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1950 | 12,627 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1951 | 14,014 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1952 | 15,639 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1953 | 17,346 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 19,243 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1955 | 21,651 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1956 | 24,228 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1957 | 27,161 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1958 | 30,382 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1959 | 33,431 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1960 | 36,780 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1961 | 36,394 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 43,790 tonnes | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 52,981 tonnes | +21.0% |
| 1964 | 64,478 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 78,818 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 1966 | 90,339 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 104,029 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 116,172 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 128,473 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 174,742 tonnes | +36.0% |
| 1971 | 186,051 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 190,296 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 196,487 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 209,393 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 213,012 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 222,820 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 238,067 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 245,433 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 250,906 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 258,395 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 260,631 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 262,773 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 269,109 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 267,313 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 268,851 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 267,719 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 271,383 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 260,175 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 235,950 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 240,373 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 233,308 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 211,690 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 207,352 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 221,285 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 217,592 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 199,396 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 192,493 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 201,651 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 237,177 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 242,637 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 254,101 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 262,459 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 282,714 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 282,948 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 287,921 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 283,314 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 296,437 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 301,887 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 313,307 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 330,157 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 347,317 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 375,015 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 383,137 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 386,877 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 441,238 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 432,921 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 450,043 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 470,199 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 503,134 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 646,746 tonnes | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 652,168 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 676,311 tonnes | +3.7% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 676,311 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784 tonnes, 6.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 676,311 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006 tonnes, 6.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +36.0% | 128,473 tonnes | 174,742 tonnes |
| 2020 | +28.5% | 503,134 tonnes | 646,746 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 231.13 tonnes | 227.35 tonnes | 234.92 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 239.7 tonnes | 235.77 tonnes | 243.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 248.57 tonnes | 244.5 tonnes | 252.65 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 257.76 tonnes | 253.55 tonnes | 261.98 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 267.28 tonnes | 262.91 tonnes | 271.64 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 279.43 tonnes | 272.61 tonnes | 286.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 291.79 tonnes | 287.83 tonnes | 295.76 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 300.68 tonnes | 296.65 tonnes | 304.73 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 309.75 tonnes | 305.66 tonnes | 313.85 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 318.95 tonnes | 314.77 tonnes | 323.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 328.46 tonnes | 324.2 tonnes | 333.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 354.1 tonnes | 334.53 tonnes | 375.45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 433.59 tonnes | 379.84 tonnes | 486.2 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 602.66 tonnes | 497.87 tonnes | 730.83 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,077 tonnes | 797.85 tonnes | 1,388 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,637 tonnes | 1,486 tonnes | 1,879 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,302 tonnes | 1,961 tonnes | 2,603 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 3,604 tonnes | 2,507 tonnes | 4,951 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6,421 tonnes | 5,587 tonnes | 7,826 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 9,521 tonnes | 8,334 tonnes | 11,749 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 21,572 tonnes | 12,627 tonnes | 33,431 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 75,226 tonnes | 36,394 tonnes | 128,473 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 212,721 tonnes | 174,742 tonnes | 250,906 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,230 tonnes | 235,950 tonnes | 271,383 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 216,232 tonnes | 192,493 tonnes | 240,373 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 280,772 tonnes | 242,637 tonnes | 313,307 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 412,004 tonnes | 330,157 tonnes | 503,134 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 658,408 tonnes | 646,746 tonnes | 676,311 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.705 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -10.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Turkmenistan?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Turkmenistan was 676,311 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 676,311 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 227.35 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Turkmenistan ranks 37th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.