Dominican Republic vs Yemen: Methane emissions

Dominican Republic
12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
11.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
91st
Yemen rank
94th

Methane emissions over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Yemen
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M185019372024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen, a difference of 642,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 91st and Yemen ranks 94th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Yemen Difference Ahead
1850s 203,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1860s 256,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1870s 322,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1880s 412,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1890s 535,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1900s 697,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1910s 941,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1920s 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1930s 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 428,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1940s 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 62,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1950s 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 397,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1960s 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 939,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1970s 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1980s 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1990s 7.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
2000s 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
2010s 10.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
2020s 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 470,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Dominican Republic or Yemen?
Dominican Republic, at 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Dominican Republic and Yemen?
642,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Yemen?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Yemen rank globally for methane emissions?
Dominican Republic ranks 91st and Yemen ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.