Per capita methane emissions in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Per capita methane emissions was 1.43 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.43
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
50th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.08
in 2001
All-time low
0.2321
in 1968
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Equatorial Guinea, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.43.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 13.08 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2321, in 1968.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5564 | — |
| 1851 | 0.5485 | -1.4% |
| 1852 | 0.5412 | -1.3% |
| 1853 | 0.5344 | -1.3% |
| 1854 | 0.5277 | -1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.5212 | -1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.5147 | -1.2% |
| 1857 | 0.5083 | -1.2% |
| 1858 | 0.502 | -1.2% |
| 1859 | 0.4958 | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 0.4897 | -1.2% |
| 1861 | 0.4839 | -1.2% |
| 1862 | 0.4783 | -1.2% |
| 1863 | 0.4796 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.4741 | -1.2% |
| 1865 | 0.4687 | -1.1% |
| 1866 | 0.4633 | -1.1% |
| 1867 | 0.458 | -1.1% |
| 1868 | 0.4528 | -1.1% |
| 1869 | 0.4476 | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 0.4424 | -1.2% |
| 1871 | 0.4371 | -1.2% |
| 1872 | 0.4319 | -1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.4266 | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.4215 | -1.2% |
| 1875 | 0.4164 | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.4114 | -1.2% |
| 1877 | 0.4064 | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.4016 | -1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.3968 | -1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3921 | -1.2% |
| 1881 | 0.3874 | -1.2% |
| 1882 | 0.3829 | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.3784 | -1.2% |
| 1884 | 0.374 | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 0.3696 | -1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.3653 | -1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.3611 | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.3569 | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.3536 | -0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.3513 | -0.7% |
| 1891 | 0.3498 | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.3491 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.3493 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.3495 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.3498 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.35 | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.3503 | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.3506 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.3512 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.3522 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.3542 | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.3565 | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.3593 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 0.362 | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.3648 | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.3676 | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.3704 | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.3733 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.3759 | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.4034 | +7.3% |
| 1911 | 0.3943 | -2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.3857 | -2.2% |
| 1913 | 0.3776 | -2.1% |
| 1914 | 0.3802 | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 0.3829 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.3855 | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.3882 | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 0.3911 | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 0.3924 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.3923 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.3912 | -0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.3886 | -0.7% |
| 1923 | 0.3846 | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.3807 | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.3768 | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 0.373 | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 0.369 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.3651 | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.3614 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.3613 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.3612 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.3613 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.3615 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.3616 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.3618 | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.3618 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.3615 | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.3611 | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.3588 | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.3542 | -1.3% |
| 1941 | 0.3487 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.3411 | -2.2% |
| 1943 | 0.3317 | -2.8% |
| 1944 | 0.3226 | -2.8% |
| 1945 | 0.3108 | -3.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2994 | -3.7% |
| 1947 | 0.2919 | -2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2848 | -2.4% |
| 1949 | 0.2762 | -3.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2853 | +3.3% |
| 1951 | 0.2832 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.28 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2761 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.283 | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2832 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2796 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2741 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2791 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2757 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2584 | -6.3% |
| 1961 | 0.258 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2521 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2479 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2421 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.241 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2366 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2332 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2321 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2373 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2498 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2703 | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2788 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2791 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2937 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3082 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3344 | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3506 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3616 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.369 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4054 | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3673 | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3708 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3651 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.358 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3616 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3593 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.355 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3745 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3772 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3811 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.31 | +243.3% |
| 1992 | 2.24 | +71.5% |
| 1993 | 3.15 | +40.3% |
| 1994 | 2.85 | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 3.29 | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 6.51 | +97.6% |
| 1997 | 9.13 | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 10.96 | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 11.54 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 13 | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 13.08 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.33 | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 9.68 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 10.61 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 9.55 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 10.47 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 10.43 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.4 | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 7.65 | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 7.65 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.04 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 7.01 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.02 | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 5.84 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.97 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.03 | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 4.28 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 3.17 | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 2.79 | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.29 | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 2.08 | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.59 | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 1.43 | -10.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.43 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +243.3% | 0.3811 | 1.31 |
| 1996 | +97.6% | 3.29 | 6.51 |
| 1992 | +71.5% | 1.31 | 2.24 |
| 1993 | +40.3% | 2.24 | 3.15 |
| 1997 | +40.2% | 6.51 | 9.13 |
| 2002 | -28.7% | 13.08 | 9.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.525 | 0.4958 | 0.5564 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4696 | 0.4476 | 0.4897 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4192 | 0.3968 | 0.4424 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3721 | 0.3536 | 0.3921 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3501 | 0.3491 | 0.3513 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3636 | 0.3522 | 0.3759 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3881 | 0.3776 | 0.4034 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3783 | 0.3614 | 0.3923 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3612 | 0.3588 | 0.3618 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3162 | 0.2762 | 0.3542 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2799 | 0.2741 | 0.2853 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2439 | 0.2321 | 0.2584 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3096 | 0.2498 | 0.369 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3694 | 0.355 | 0.4054 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.14 | 0.3811 | 11.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.32 | 7.65 | 13.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 | 2.79 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 | 1.43 | 2.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Equatorial Guinea?
- Per capita methane emissions in Equatorial Guinea was 1.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.08 in 2001.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2321 in 1968.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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