Bolivia vs Palau: Per capita methane emissions
Bolivia
2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
31st
Palau rank
32nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Palau
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 31st and Palau ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 13 and Palau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.116 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 Palau?
- Bolivia, at 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bolivia and Palau?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Palau rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 31st and Palau ranks 32nd 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.