Japan vs Syria: Methane emissions, per capita
Japan
0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
0.2487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
190th
Syria rank
189th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Japan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.2487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 190th and Syria ranks 189th of 195 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.6068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.4883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.4038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.2578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Japan or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.2487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Japan and Syria?
- 0.0162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Syria rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Japan ranks 190th and Syria ranks 189th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.