Democratic Republic of Congo vs Spain: Per capita methane emissions by sector

Democratic Republic of Congo
8.89 kilograms per person
in 2023
Spain
11.69 kilograms per person
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
114th
Spain rank
111th

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 11.69 kilograms per person against 8.89 kilograms per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.8 kilograms per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 114th and Spain ranks 111th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit
kilograms per person
Source
Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.