Per capita methane emissions in Cyprus
Cyprus: Per capita methane emissions was 1.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.74
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
38th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.74
in 2024
All-time low
0.4362
in 1975
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Cyprus, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Cyprus is 1.74, 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4362, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.8027 | — |
| 1851 | 0.8119 | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 0.8212 | +1.1% |
| 1853 | 0.8304 | +1.1% |
| 1854 | 0.8397 | +1.1% |
| 1855 | 0.8489 | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 0.8581 | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 0.8674 | +1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.8766 | +1.1% |
| 1859 | 0.8859 | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 0.8951 | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 0.8961 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.897 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.8979 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.8988 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.8997 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.9006 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.9016 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.9025 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.9034 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.9043 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.9052 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.9062 | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.9071 | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.908 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.9089 | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.9099 | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.9108 | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.9117 | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.9105 | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.9073 | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.9019 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.8944 | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.885 | -1.0% |
| 1884 | 0.8758 | -1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.8666 | -1.0% |
| 1886 | 0.8575 | -1.0% |
| 1887 | 0.8485 | -1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.8396 | -1.0% |
| 1889 | 0.8307 | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.8217 | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.8126 | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.8035 | -1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.7943 | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.7853 | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.7764 | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.7675 | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 0.7588 | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 0.7501 | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.7413 | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.7323 | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 0.7334 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.7341 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.7344 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.7345 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.7345 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.7343 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.734 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.7335 | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.7332 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.733 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.7333 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.7336 | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.7342 | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.7346 | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.7349 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.7351 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.735 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.7351 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.7357 | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.7367 | +0.1% |
| 1924 | 0.7368 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.7366 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.7368 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.7347 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.7302 | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.7235 | -0.9% |
| 1932 | 0.7147 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.704 | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.6935 | -1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.683 | -1.5% |
| 1936 | 0.6621 | -3.1% |
| 1937 | 0.6416 | -3.1% |
| 1938 | 0.6214 | -3.1% |
| 1939 | 0.6038 | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 0.5885 | -2.5% |
| 1941 | 0.6031 | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 0.6191 | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 0.6369 | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 0.6546 | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 0.6654 | +1.6% |
| 1946 | 0.675 | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 0.6835 | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 0.6909 | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.6959 | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 0.6993 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.6921 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.6833 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.6739 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.6644 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.6545 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6448 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.6335 | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.6191 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 0.602 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5813 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5659 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.5571 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5519 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5489 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.538 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5424 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5406 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.537 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5369 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.543 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.553 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5615 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5699 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5443 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4362 | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4483 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4696 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4884 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4882 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4905 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4957 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5023 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5066 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5126 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5111 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5052 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5095 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5081 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5038 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5068 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5075 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.509 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5105 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5214 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5189 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5189 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5093 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5056 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4986 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4963 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5067 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5151 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4961 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4783 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4563 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4561 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4555 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4526 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4427 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8192 | +85.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7967 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7237 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6809 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6664 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6751 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6894 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6944 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9709 | +39.8% |
| 2019 | 1.35 | +39.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.42 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.54 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.71 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 1.74 | +2.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 1.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.74 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +85.0% | 0.4427 | 0.8192 |
| 2018 | +39.8% | 0.6944 | 0.9709 |
| 2019 | +39.4% | 0.9709 | 1.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8443 | 0.8027 | 0.8859 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8993 | 0.8951 | 0.9034 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9083 | 0.9043 | 0.9117 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8707 | 0.8307 | 0.9073 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7812 | 0.7413 | 0.8217 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7338 | 0.7323 | 0.7345 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7344 | 0.733 | 0.7351 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7362 | 0.7347 | 0.737 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6778 | 0.6038 | 0.7302 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6513 | 0.5885 | 0.6959 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6567 | 0.602 | 0.6993 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.55 | 0.5369 | 0.5813 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5102 | 0.4362 | 0.5699 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5046 | 0.4905 | 0.5126 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5107 | 0.4986 | 0.5214 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4756 | 0.4427 | 0.5151 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.807 | 0.6664 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 | 1.3 | 1.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 350.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 163.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 187.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 43.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1627 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Cyprus?
- Per capita methane emissions in Cyprus was 1.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4362 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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