Per capita methane emissions in Cyprus
Cyprus: Per capita methane emissions was 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
38th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1975
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Cyprus, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Cyprus is 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 161.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Cyprus peaked at 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1975.
That places Cyprus 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 35 Iran 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 37 Mauritania 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 39 Colombia 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 40 Denmark 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 41 Venezuela 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 914,225 (2025)
- Urban population 66.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 321.55 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Cyprus?
- Per capita methane emissions in Cyprus was 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.