Chad vs Colombia: Share of global methane emissions
Chad
0.8%
in 2024
Colombia
1.0%
in 2024
Chad rank
24th
Colombia rank
21st
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Chad
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Chad, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Chad or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Chad and Colombia?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Colombia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Colombia rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Chad ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 21st 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.