Brunei vs Estonia: Methane emissions
Brunei
1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Estonia
1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
151st
Estonia rank
153rd
Methane emissions over time
- Brunei
- Estonia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia, a difference of 248,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Brunei ranks 151st and Estonia ranks 153rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 746,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1860s | 8,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 787,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 778,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1870s | 9,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 824,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 815,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1880s | 9,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 865,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 856,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1890s | 10,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 909,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1900s | 10,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 963,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 952,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1910s | 11,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1920s | 13,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1930s | 17,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1940s | 23,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1950s | 39,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1960s | 61,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1970s | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 2010s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 593,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2020s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 640,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Brunei or Estonia?
- Brunei, at 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Brunei and Estonia?
- 248,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Estonia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Estonia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Brunei ranks 151st and Estonia ranks 153rd 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.