Brunei vs Iraq: Methane emissions, per capita
Brunei
3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq
3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
17th
Iraq rank
18th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Brunei
- Iraq
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Brunei ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 18th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1990s | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 2000s | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 2010s | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 2020s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Brunei or Iraq?
- Brunei, at 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Brunei and Iraq?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Iraq rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Brunei ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 18th 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.