Per capita methane emissions in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
132nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.4969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1998
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Tajikistan, 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
Tajikistan recorded 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Tajikistan peaked at 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1998.
That places Tajikistan 132nd out of 199 countries 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 | 0.7448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 129 Albania 0.7787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 130 Madagascar 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 131 South Korea 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 133 Haiti 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 134 Togo 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 135 Sweden 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Tajikistan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 10.79 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 2.82 million (2025)
- Urban population 26.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 517.80 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Tajikistan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Tajikistan was 0.7647 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1998.
- How does Tajikistan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Tajikistan ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.