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Per capita methane emissions in Tunisia

Tunisia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6839 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6839
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
146th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9821
in 1975
All-time low
0.3909
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Tunisia, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Tunisia is 0.6839, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Tunisia peaked at 0.9821 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3909, in 1860.

Tunisia ranks 146th 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Tunisia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4083 —
1851 0.4069 -0.3%
1852 0.4053 -0.4%
1853 0.4035 -0.4%
1854 0.4018 -0.4%
1855 0.4 -0.4%
1856 0.3982 -0.4%
1857 0.3964 -0.5%
1858 0.3946 -0.5%
1859 0.3927 -0.5%
1860 0.3909 -0.5%
1861 0.3929 +0.5%
1862 0.3948 +0.5%
1863 0.399 +1.1%
1864 0.4008 +0.4%
1865 0.4024 +0.4%
1866 0.404 +0.4%
1867 0.4055 +0.4%
1868 0.4092 +0.9%
1869 0.4129 +0.9%
1870 0.4167 +0.9%
1871 0.4182 +0.4%
1872 0.4196 +0.3%
1873 0.4209 +0.3%
1874 0.4221 +0.3%
1875 0.4241 +0.5%
1876 0.426 +0.4%
1877 0.4277 +0.4%
1878 0.4294 +0.4%
1879 0.431 +0.4%
1880 0.4326 +0.4%
1881 0.4349 +0.5%
1882 0.4371 +0.5%
1883 0.4392 +0.5%
1884 0.4413 +0.5%
1885 0.4432 +0.4%
1886 0.4451 +0.4%
1887 0.4468 +0.4%
1888 0.4485 +0.4%
1889 0.4501 +0.4%
1890 0.4517 +0.4%
1891 0.4542 +0.6%
1892 0.4567 +0.5%
1893 0.459 +0.5%
1894 0.4613 +0.5%
1895 0.4635 +0.5%
1896 0.4656 +0.5%
1897 0.4677 +0.4%
1898 0.4696 +0.4%
1899 0.4708 +0.3%
1900 0.4704 -0.1%
1901 0.4721 +0.3%
1902 0.473 +0.2%
1903 0.4731 +0.0%
1904 0.4731 +0.0%
1905 0.473 -0.0%
1906 0.4727 -0.1%
1907 0.4721 -0.1%
1908 0.4714 -0.1%
1909 0.4732 +0.4%
1910 0.4751 +0.4%
1911 0.4795 +0.9%
1912 0.4808 +0.3%
1913 0.4828 +0.4%
1914 0.4901 +1.5%
1915 0.4974 +1.5%
1916 0.5046 +1.5%
1917 0.5118 +1.4%
1918 0.5191 +1.4%
1919 0.5257 +1.3%
1920 0.5317 +1.1%
1921 0.5426 +2.1%
1922 0.544 +0.3%
1923 0.5491 +0.9%
1924 0.554 +0.9%
1925 0.5588 +0.9%
1926 0.5635 +0.8%
1927 0.5682 +0.8%
1928 0.5727 +0.8%
1929 0.5764 +0.6%
1930 0.5792 +0.5%
1931 0.5826 +0.6%
1932 0.5847 +0.4%
1933 0.5859 +0.2%
1934 0.5869 +0.2%
1935 0.5878 +0.1%
1936 0.5872 -0.1%
1937 0.5864 -0.1%
1938 0.5855 -0.2%
1939 0.5848 -0.1%
1940 0.5842 -0.1%
1941 0.5867 +0.4%
1942 0.5892 +0.4%
1943 0.5918 +0.4%
1944 0.5943 +0.4%
1945 0.5958 +0.3%
1946 0.6036 +1.3%
1947 0.6028 -0.1%
1948 0.6058 +0.5%
1949 0.6065 +0.1%
1950 0.6771 +11.6%
1951 0.6831 +0.9%
1952 0.6973 +2.1%
1953 0.7126 +2.2%
1954 0.7101 -0.3%
1955 0.7267 +2.3%
1956 0.718 -1.2%
1957 0.7025 -2.1%
1958 0.7073 +0.7%
1959 0.7191 +1.7%
1960 0.7311 +1.7%
1961 0.795 +8.7%
1962 0.7629 -4.0%
1963 0.7646 +0.2%
1964 0.8739 +14.3%
1965 0.8494 -2.8%
1966 0.9 +5.9%
1967 0.8862 -1.5%
1968 0.9211 +3.9%
1969 0.9481 +2.9%
1970 0.9307 -1.8%
1971 0.9569 +2.8%
1972 0.949 -0.8%
1973 0.9292 -2.1%
1974 0.9513 +2.4%
1975 0.9821 +3.2%
1976 0.8956 -8.8%
1977 0.9267 +3.5%
1978 0.9152 -1.2%
1979 0.8892 -2.8%
1980 0.9081 +2.1%
1981 0.9039 -0.5%
1982 0.9026 -0.1%
1983 0.9084 +0.6%
1984 0.9077 -0.1%
1985 0.8889 -2.1%
1986 0.8556 -3.7%
1987 0.8499 -0.7%
1988 0.8282 -2.6%
1989 0.8236 -0.5%
1990 0.7947 -3.5%
1991 0.8324 +4.7%
1992 0.8361 +0.4%
1993 0.8135 -2.7%
1994 0.7815 -3.9%
1995 0.7688 -1.6%
1996 0.7885 +2.6%
1997 0.7753 -1.7%
1998 0.8057 +3.9%
1999 0.8451 +4.9%
2000 0.8321 -1.5%
2001 0.831 -0.1%
2002 0.8266 -0.5%
2003 0.8092 -2.1%
2004 0.8227 +1.7%
2005 0.8564 +4.1%
2006 0.899 +5.0%
2007 0.8985 -0.1%
2008 0.9655 +7.5%
2009 0.9458 -2.0%
2010 0.8923 -5.7%
2011 0.8461 -5.2%
2012 0.8314 -1.7%
2013 0.8097 -2.6%
2014 0.7845 -3.1%
2015 0.7594 -3.2%
2016 0.7397 -2.6%
2017 0.7123 -3.7%
2018 0.7023 -1.4%
2019 0.688 -2.0%
2020 0.6828 -0.8%
2021 0.7057 +3.3%
2022 0.6848 -3.0%
2023 0.6795 -0.8%
2024 0.6839 +0.6%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 0.6839 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 0.6839 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4007 0.3927 0.4083 10
1860s 0.4012 0.3909 0.4129 10
1870s 0.4236 0.4167 0.431 10
1880s 0.4419 0.4326 0.4501 10
1890s 0.462 0.4517 0.4708 10
1900s 0.4724 0.4704 0.4732 10
1910s 0.4967 0.4751 0.5257 10
1920s 0.5561 0.5317 0.5764 10
1930s 0.5851 0.5792 0.5878 10
1940s 0.5961 0.5842 0.6065 10
1950s 0.7054 0.6771 0.7267 10
1960s 0.8432 0.7311 0.9481 10
1970s 0.9326 0.8892 0.9821 10
1980s 0.8777 0.8236 0.9084 10
1990s 0.8041 0.7688 0.8451 10
2000s 0.8687 0.8092 0.9655 10
2010s 0.7766 0.688 0.8923 10
2020s 0.6874 0.6795 0.7057 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 143 Hong Kong 0.6943 compare
  2. 144 Italy 0.6868 compare
  3. 145 Lebanon 0.6859 compare
  4. 147 Moldova 0.6827 compare
  5. 148 Philippines 0.6813 compare
  6. 149 Switzerland 0.6753 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Tunisia?
Per capita methane emissions in Tunisia was 0.6839 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9821 in 1975.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3909 in 1860.
How does Tunisia rank for per capita methane emissions?
Tunisia ranks 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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