Congo vs United States: Methane emissions, per capita
Congo
2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
30th
United States rank
29th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Congo
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Congo ranks 30th and United States ranks 29th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3232 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, Congo or United States?
- United States, at 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Congo and United States?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Congo and United States rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Congo ranks 30th 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.