East Timor vs Tuvalu: Per capita methane emissions
East Timor
0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
East Timor rank
139th
Tuvalu rank
141st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- East Timor
- Tuvalu
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 139th and Tuvalu ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 16 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1860s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1870s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1880s | 0.9727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1890s | 0.9602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1900s | 0.9375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0.8648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.8941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1950s | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.8846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 0.6018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.7819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0876 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, East Timor or Tuvalu?
- East Timor, at 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between East Timor and Tuvalu?
- 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- East Timor ranks 139th and Tuvalu ranks 141st 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.