Congo vs Zimbabwe: Methane emissions
Congo
15.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Congo rank
84th
Zimbabwe rank
86th
Methane emissions over time
- Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Congo currently reports 15.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Congo ranks 84th and Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 100,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 105,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 684,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 578,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 110,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 700,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 115,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 960,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 844,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 121,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 148,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 208,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 287,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 387,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 645,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 10.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 14.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
| 2010s | 16.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
| 2020s | 16.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Congo or Zimbabwe?
- Congo, at 15.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for methane emissions?
- Congo ranks 84th 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.