Iran vs Namibia: Per capita methane emissions
Iran
1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iran rank
35th
Namibia rank
34th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Iran
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Iran ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 0.7942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 0.826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 0.9402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0.9826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Iran or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Iran and Namibia?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Namibia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Iran ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 34th 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.