Chile vs Guinea-Bissau: Per capita methane emissions
Chile
0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
104th
Guinea-Bissau rank
101st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Chile
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile, a difference of 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 104th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.9825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.9576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1910s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1940s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Chile or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Chile and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guinea-Bissau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Chile ranks 104th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st 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.