Estonia vs Greece: Per capita methane emissions
Estonia
0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece
0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
97th
Greece rank
95th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Estonia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 97th and Greece ranks 95th of 199 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1870s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1880s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1890s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1910s | 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Estonia or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Estonia and Greece?
- 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Greece rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Estonia ranks 97th and Greece ranks 95th 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.