Bolivia vs Congo: Per capita methane emissions
Bolivia
2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo
2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
31st
Congo rank
29th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 31st and Congo ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 14 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Bolivia or Congo?
- Congo, at 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bolivia and Congo?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Congo rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 31st and Congo ranks 29th 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.