British Virgin Islands vs Liechtenstein: Methane emissions

British Virgin Islands
11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liechtenstein
24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
194th
Liechtenstein rank
191st

Methane emissions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Liechtenstein
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How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 12,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Liechtenstein's figure about 2.1 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.

British Virgin Islands ranks 194th and Liechtenstein ranks 191st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Liechtenstein Difference Ahead
1850s 8,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 484.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1860s 8,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 733.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1870s 9,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 841.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1880s 9,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 980.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1890s 9,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1900s 10,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1910s 10,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1920s 10,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 952.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1930s 10,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 857.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1940s 10,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 362.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1950s 9,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1960s 7,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1970s 7,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1980s 8,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
1990s 8,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
2000s 9,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
2010s 11,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein
2020s 11,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, British Virgin Islands or Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein, at 24,556 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 British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein?
12,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein rank globally for methane emissions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 194th and Liechtenstein ranks 191st 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.