Namibia vs Togo: Methane emissions
Namibia
6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Togo
6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia rank
119th
Togo rank
118th
Methane emissions over time
- Namibia
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Namibia, a difference of 191,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 119th and Togo ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 465,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1860s | 529,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1870s | 604,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1880s | 692,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 428,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1890s | 797,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1900s | 923,738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 302,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 621,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1910s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 711,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 800,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1930s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 934,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1940s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 767,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1950s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1960s | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1970s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1980s | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2000s | 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2010s | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2020s | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Namibia or Togo?
- Togo, at 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Namibia and Togo?
- 191,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Togo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Togo rank globally for methane emissions?
- Namibia ranks 119th and Togo ranks 118th 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.