Per capita methane emissions in Djibouti
Djibouti: Per capita methane emissions was 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
82nd
of 199 regions
All-time high
1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.7065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1852
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Djibouti, 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
Djibouti recorded 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Djibouti peaked at 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1852.
That places Djibouti 82nd out of 199 regions with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.7092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 79 Cuba 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 80 Slovakia 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 81 Netherlands 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Portugal 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 84 Myanmar 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 85 Serbia 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Djibouti
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 1.18 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 864,090 (2025)
- Urban population 73.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.4826 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 21.12 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.4826 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.4826 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Djibouti?
- Per capita methane emissions in Djibouti was 1.04 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1852.
- How does Djibouti rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Djibouti ranks 82nd out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.