Aruba vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Per capita methane emissions
Aruba
0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Aruba rank
196th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
198th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Aruba
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Aruba's figure about 2.2 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Aruba ranks 196th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1860s | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1870s | 0.3702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1880s | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1890s | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1900s | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1910s | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1920s | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1930s | 0.5477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1940s | 0.3223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1950s | 0.2414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 0.2239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1970s | 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.2412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.7411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2010s | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Aruba or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Aruba, at 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Aruba and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Aruba ranks 196th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 198th 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.