Bolivia vs Namibia: Per capita methane emissions
Bolivia
2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
31st
Namibia rank
34th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Namibia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 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 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Bolivia or Namibia?
- Bolivia, at 2.22 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 Bolivia and Namibia?
- 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Namibia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 31st 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.