Cyprus vs Equatorial Guinea: Methane emissions
Cyprus
2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cyprus rank
144th
Equatorial Guinea rank
141st
Methane emissions over time
- Cyprus
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cyprus, a difference of 329,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 144th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 14 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 156,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1860s | 166,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1870s | 168,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1880s | 170,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1890s | 172,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1900s | 185,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 212,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 240,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 263,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 304,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 348,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 279,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 338,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 338,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 366,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 229,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 436,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 487,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 980,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Cyprus or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea?
- 329,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 144th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st 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.