Equatorial Guinea vs Iceland: Per capita methane emissions
Equatorial Guinea
1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland
1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
50th
Iceland rank
51st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Iceland
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, 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 Iceland ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 51st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0.4192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0.3721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.3881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.3783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.3096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Iceland?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Iceland?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Iceland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Iceland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 51st 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.