Per capita methane emissions in Tunisia
Tunisia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
146th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 143 Hong Kong 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 144 Italy 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 145 Lebanon 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 147 Moldova 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 148 Philippines 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Switzerland 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 12.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 8.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Tunisia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Tunisia was 0.6839 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 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.