Colombia vs Cyprus: Per capita methane emissions
Colombia
1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cyprus
1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
Cyprus rank
38th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Colombia
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 39th and Cyprus ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Colombia or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Colombia and Cyprus?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cyprus?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Cyprus rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Colombia ranks 39th and Cyprus ranks 38th 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.