Iceland vs Montenegro: Methane emissions

Iceland
556,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Montenegro
589,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iceland rank
165th
Montenegro rank
163rd

Methane emissions over time

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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 589,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 556,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland, a difference of 32,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 165th and Montenegro ranks 163rd of 199 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Montenegro Difference Ahead
1850s 77,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 192,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1860s 82,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 208,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 126,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1870s 82,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 231,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 148,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1880s 83,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 256,025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 172,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1890s 84,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 283,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 199,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1900s 84,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 313,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 228,814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1910s 122,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 350,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 227,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1920s 180,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 409,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 229,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1930s 209,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 496,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 286,874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1940s 266,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 627,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 361,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1950s 382,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 794,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 411,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1960s 531,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 893,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 361,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1970s 608,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 503,738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1980s 598,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 573,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1990s 595,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 955,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 359,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
2000s 637,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 754,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
2010s 631,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 683,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
2020s 587,529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 627,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Iceland or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 589,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 556,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Iceland and Montenegro?
32,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Montenegro?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Montenegro rank globally for methane emissions?
Iceland ranks 165th and Montenegro ranks 163rd 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.