Afghanistan vs Grenada: Per capita methane emissions
Afghanistan
0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Grenada
0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
179th
Grenada rank
177th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Grenada
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Grenada's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 179th and Grenada ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 17 and Grenada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.9905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.7419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.6632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.9752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.9495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.7555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.6873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.5178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Afghanistan or Grenada?
- Grenada, at 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Afghanistan and Grenada?
- 0.0307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Grenada?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Grenada rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th and Grenada ranks 177th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.