Fiji vs Zimbabwe: Per capita methane emissions
Fiji
0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Fiji rank
122nd
Zimbabwe rank
124th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Fiji
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 10 and Zimbabwe in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1860s | 0.9454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1870s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1880s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1890s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1900s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.7887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.8544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.9788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2020s | 0.8525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Fiji or Zimbabwe?
- Fiji, at 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Fiji and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Fiji ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 124th 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.