Bolivia vs United States: Methane emissions, per capita
Bolivia
2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
31st
United States rank
29th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Bolivia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Bolivia ranks 31st and United States ranks 29th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Bolivia or United States?
- United States, at 2.41 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 United States?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and United States rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 31st and United States ranks 29th 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.