Congo vs United States: Per capita methane emissions
Congo
2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
29th
United States rank
30th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Congo
- United States
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and United States ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and United States in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 0.2006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 0.1954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 0.5975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1940s | 0.8493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1950s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3728 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 United States?
- Congo, at 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Congo and United States?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and United States rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Congo ranks 29th and United States ranks 30th 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.