Kyrgyzstan vs Sweden: Methane emissions
Kyrgyzstan
7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
114th
Sweden rank
115th
Methane emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Sweden
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden, a difference of 42,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 114th and Sweden ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 801,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 857,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 926,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 220,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Sweden?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Sweden?
- 42,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Sweden rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 114th and Sweden ranks 115th 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.