Guinea vs Qatar: Methane emissions
Guinea
21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar
22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea rank
72nd
Qatar rank
69th
Methane emissions over time
- Guinea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea, a difference of 964,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 72nd and Qatar ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 12 and Qatar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 827,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 817,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1860s | 846,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1870s | 871,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 860,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1880s | 896,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 885,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1890s | 922,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 911,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1900s | 976,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 966,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1950s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1960s | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 1980s | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 1990s | 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 2000s | 11.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 2010s | 17.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 2020s | 20.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Guinea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Guinea and Qatar?
- 964,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Qatar rank globally for methane emissions?
- Guinea ranks 72nd and Qatar ranks 69th 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.