Central African Republic vs Congo: Share of global methane emissions
Central African Republic
0.1%
in 2024
Congo
0.2%
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
86th
Congo rank
84th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Central African Republic
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 86th and Congo ranks 84th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 15 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Central African Republic or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Central African Republic and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Congo rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Central African Republic ranks 86th and Congo ranks 84th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – 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.