Azerbaijan vs Central African Republic: Methane emissions

Azerbaijan
12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Central African Republic
13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
89th
Central African Republic rank
87th

Methane emissions over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Central African Republic
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan, a difference of 449,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Central African Republic ranks 87th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 15 and Central African Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1850s 672,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 204,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 467,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1860s 701,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 221,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 480,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1870s 758,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 253,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 505,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1880s 824,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 289,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 535,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1890s 906,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 330,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 576,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1900s 988,036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 379,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 608,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1910s 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 447,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 652,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1920s 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 545,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 727,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1930s 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 745,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 859,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1940s 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 368,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1950s 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1960s 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 408,111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1970s 6.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 646,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1980s 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Central African Republic
1990s 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Central African Republic
2000s 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Central African Republic
2010s 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 513,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
2020s 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 213,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Azerbaijan or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Azerbaijan and Central African Republic?
449,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Central African Republic?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Central African Republic rank globally for methane emissions?
Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Central African Republic ranks 87th 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.