Namibia vs Palau: Per capita methane emissions
Namibia
2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
34th
Palau rank
32nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Namibia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 34th and Palau ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 13 and Palau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Namibia or Palau?
- Palau, at 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Namibia and Palau?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Palau rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Namibia ranks 34th and Palau ranks 32nd 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.