Aruba vs British Virgin Islands: Methane emissions

Aruba
23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Aruba rank
192nd
British Virgin Islands rank
194th

Methane emissions over time

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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 11,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Aruba's figure about 2.0 times British Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

Aruba ranks 192nd and British Virgin Islands ranks 194th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 8 and British Virgin Islands in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1850s 770.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1860s 1,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1870s 1,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1880s 1,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1890s 2,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1900s 1,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1910s 2,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1920s 5,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1930s 8,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1940s 10,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 324.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1950s 11,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
1960s 12,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
1970s 14,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
1980s 14,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
1990s 18,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
2000s 69,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
2010s 26,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
2020s 23,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Aruba or British Virgin Islands?
Aruba, at 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Aruba and British Virgin Islands?
11,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and British Virgin Islands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Aruba and British Virgin Islands rank globally for methane emissions?
Aruba ranks 192nd and British Virgin Islands ranks 194th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.