Japan vs Yemen: Methane emissions, per capita
Japan
0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
190th
Yemen rank
187th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Japan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Japan ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 187th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.6068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.4883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.4038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Japan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.2854 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 Yemen?
- 0.0529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Yemen rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Japan ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 187th 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.