Azerbaijan vs Zimbabwe: Methane emissions
Azerbaijan
12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
89th
Zimbabwe rank
86th
Methane emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan, a difference of 624,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 672,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 701,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 684,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 758,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 824,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 960,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 906,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 988,036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 878,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 650,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 6.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Azerbaijan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 13.30 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 Zimbabwe?
- 624,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Zimbabwe rank globally for methane emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Zimbabwe ranks 86th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.