Panama vs Rwanda: Methane emissions
Panama
4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Panama rank
134th
Rwanda rank
131st
Methane emissions over time
- Panama
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Panama, a difference of 519,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 134th and Rwanda ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 12 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 235,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1860s | 268,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1870s | 300,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1880s | 339,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1890s | 395,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1900s | 482,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 273,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1910s | 607,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 355,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1920s | 729,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 380,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1930s | 904,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 415,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1940s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1950s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1960s | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 611,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 686,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2010s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 178,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 611,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Panama or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Panama and Rwanda?
- 519,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Rwanda rank globally for methane emissions?
- Panama ranks 134th and Rwanda ranks 131st 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.