Bolivia vs Congo: Methane emissions, per capita
Bolivia
2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo
2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
31st
Congo rank
30th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Bolivia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 31st and Congo ranks 30th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Bolivia or Congo?
- Congo, at 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Bolivia and Congo?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Congo?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Congo rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 31st and Congo ranks 30th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.