Kyrgyzstan vs Tunisia: Methane emissions
Kyrgyzstan
7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
114th
Tunisia rank
111th
Methane emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 428,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 12 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 801,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 857,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 337,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 926,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 609,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 706,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 818,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 953,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 642,529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 4.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 7.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 614,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Tunisia?
- 428,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tunisia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 111th 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.