Namibia vs Sweden: Share of global methane emissions
Namibia
0.1%
in 2024
Sweden
0.1%
in 2024
Namibia rank
118th
Sweden rank
115th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Namibia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Namibia ranks 118th and Sweden ranks 115th of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Namibia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Namibia and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sweden rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Namibia ranks 118th and Sweden ranks 115th 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.