Per capita methane emissions in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Per capita methane emissions was 0.5252 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5252
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
164th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.526
in 2023
All-time low
0.0396
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Micronesia (country), 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Micronesia (country) stood at 0.5252.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.526 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0396, in 1940.
Micronesia (country) ranks 164th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0463 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0463 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0463 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0463 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0463 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0463 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0463 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.0464 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.0464 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0464 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0464 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0463 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0462 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0461 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0461 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.046 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0459 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0458 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.0457 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0457 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0456 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0455 | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0454 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0453 | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.0453 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.0452 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0451 | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.045 | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.0449 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0449 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0448 | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.0447 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0446 | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0445 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0445 | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0444 | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0443 | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0442 | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.0442 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.0441 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.044 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0439 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0438 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0438 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0437 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0436 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0435 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0435 | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0434 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0433 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0432 | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0432 | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0431 | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.043 | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0429 | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0429 | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0428 | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0427 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0426 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0425 | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0425 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0424 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.0423 | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0421 | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.042 | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0419 | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0418 | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0417 | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0416 | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.0415 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0414 | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0413 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0412 | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0411 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.041 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0409 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0409 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0408 | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0407 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0406 | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0405 | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.0404 | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0403 | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0402 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.0401 | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.04 | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0399 | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.0398 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.0397 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0397 | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0396 | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0412 | +4.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0427 | +3.7% |
| 1943 | 0.0441 | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0455 | +3.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0458 | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.046 | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0461 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.0461 | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0457 | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0446 | -2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.046 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0469 | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0475 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0479 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0483 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0486 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0489 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0492 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0493 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0492 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0488 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0483 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0479 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0477 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0474 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0471 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0469 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0464 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0456 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0467 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0459 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0449 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0437 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0427 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0421 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0419 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.042 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0421 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0423 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0424 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0425 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0427 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0428 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0429 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0429 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0428 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0426 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0426 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0427 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0429 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4473 | +943.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4402 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4322 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4245 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4222 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4209 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4198 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4182 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4169 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4153 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4147 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4144 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4159 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4163 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4187 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.421 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4302 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4339 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4565 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4581 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4833 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4827 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4952 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5041 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.508 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5159 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5072 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.508 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5256 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5118 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5188 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.523 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.526 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5252 | -0.2% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.5252 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 49% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.5252 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in Micronesia (country) 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 | +943.2% | 0.0429 | 0.4473 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0463 | 0.0463 | 0.0464 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.046 | 0.0457 | 0.0464 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0452 | 0.0449 | 0.0456 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0444 | 0.0441 | 0.0448 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0436 | 0.0433 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0429 | 0.0425 | 0.0432 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.042 | 0.0415 | 0.0425 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.041 | 0.0406 | 0.0414 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0401 | 0.0397 | 0.0405 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0443 | 0.0396 | 0.0461 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0477 | 0.0446 | 0.0493 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0475 | 0.0456 | 0.0492 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0434 | 0.0419 | 0.0467 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0427 | 0.0424 | 0.0429 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3885 | 0.0429 | 0.4473 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4237 | 0.4144 | 0.4565 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4988 | 0.4581 | 0.5256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.521 | 0.5118 | 0.526 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Micronesia (country)
- Share co2 vs population 0.0013 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -53.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.2248 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 22.5% (2025)
- Urban population 25,557 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Micronesia (country)?
- Per capita methane emissions in Micronesia (country) was 0.5252 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.526 in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0396 in 1940.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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