Namibia vs Palau: Methane emissions, per capita
Namibia
2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
33rd
Palau rank
32nd
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Namibia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Namibia or Palau?
- Palau, at 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Namibia and Palau?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Palau rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 32nd 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.