Niue vs East Timor: Per capita methane emissions
Niue
0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
East Timor
0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue rank
136th
East Timor rank
139th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Niue
- East Timor
How they compare
Niue currently reports 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.
Niue ranks 136th and East Timor ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0.5085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 1990s | 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2000s | 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.7235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.7395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Niue or East Timor?
- Niue, at 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Niue and East Timor?
- 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and East Timor?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Niue and East Timor rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Niue ranks 136th and East Timor ranks 139th 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.