Per capita methane emissions in Georgia
Georgia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
118th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2014
All-time low
0.6254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1994
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Georgia, 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 Georgia is 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Georgia peaked at 0.918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1994.
Georgia ranks 118th 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 | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 115 Ethiopia 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 116 Dominica 0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 Bahamas 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 119 North Macedonia 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 120 Nigeria 0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 121 Honduras 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Georgia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 3.94 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 2.41 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 662.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.09 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Georgia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Georgia was 0.8559 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1994.
- How does Georgia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Georgia ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.