Brunei vs Guinea-Bissau: Methane emissions
Brunei
1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
151st
Guinea-Bissau rank
148th
Methane emissions over time
- Brunei
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brunei, a difference of 516,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Brunei ranks 151st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Guinea-Bissau in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 8,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1870s | 9,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 9,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 10,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 10,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 11,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 171,512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | 13,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 17,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 259,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 23,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 375,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 39,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 494,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 61,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 631,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 569,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 762,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1980s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 492,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1990s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 226,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 795,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2010s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2020s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Brunei or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Brunei and Guinea-Bissau?
- 516,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Guinea-Bissau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for methane emissions?
- Brunei ranks 151st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th 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.