Per capita methane emissions in Czechia
Czechia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
67th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1979
All-time low
1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Czechia, 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Czechia stood at 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Czechia peaked at 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2023.
Czechia ranks 67th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 64 Belize 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Ecuador 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 66 Mali 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 68 Mexico 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 69 Poland 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 70 Angola 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Czechia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 10.89 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 7.93 million (2025)
- Urban population 72.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 12.33 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Czechia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Czechia was 1.18 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Czechia ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.