Eritrea vs Ukraine: Per capita methane emissions
Eritrea
1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ukraine
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
Ukraine rank
53rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and Ukraine ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 0.0997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 0.2181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 0.2773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.4042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Eritrea or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Eritrea and Ukraine?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Ukraine rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and Ukraine ranks 53rd 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.