Cape Verde vs Yemen: Per capita methane emissions
Cape Verde
0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
188th
Yemen rank
191st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Yemen
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 188th and Yemen ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.1389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1920s | 0.131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1930s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1940s | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1950s | 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cape Verde or Yemen?
- Cape Verde, at 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cape Verde and Yemen?
- 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Yemen rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 188th and Yemen ranks 191st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.