Congo vs Palau: Per capita methane emissions
Congo
2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
29th
Palau rank
32nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Congo
- Palau
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau, a difference of 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Congo'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 Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and Palau ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 15 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1860s | 0.2006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.1954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.8493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6201 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, Congo or Palau?
- Congo, at 2.39 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 Congo and Palau?
- 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Palau rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Congo ranks 29th 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.