Afghanistan vs Congo: Share of global methane emissions
Afghanistan
0.2%
in 2024
Congo
0.2%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
82nd
Congo rank
84th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Congo ranks 84th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 15 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Congo ranks 84th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.