Bhutan vs Equatorial Guinea: Per capita methane emissions
Bhutan
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
52nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
50th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 52nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 14 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Bhutan or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 52nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th 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.