Equatorial Guinea vs Suriname: Per capita methane emissions
Equatorial Guinea
1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
50th
Suriname rank
48th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Suriname ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1860s | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1870s | 0.4192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1880s | 0.3721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1890s | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1900s | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.3881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.3783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.3096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4918 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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Suriname?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Suriname rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 48th 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.