Belarus vs Namibia: Per capita methane emissions
Belarus
2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
33rd
Namibia rank
34th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Belarus
- Namibia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Belarus ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Belarus or Namibia?
- Belarus, at 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Belarus and Namibia?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Namibia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Belarus ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 34th 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.