Jamaica vs Syria: Per capita methane emissions

Jamaica
0.2674
in 2024
Syria
0.2487
in 2024
Jamaica rank
192nd
Syria rank
193rd

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Jamaica
  • Syria
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.2674 against 0.2487 in Syria, a difference of 0.0187.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 192nd and Syria ranks 193rd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 10 and Syria in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Syria Difference Ahead
1850s 0.9013 0.8579 0.0434 Jamaica
1860s 0.9176 0.8482 0.0694 Jamaica
1870s 0.8992 0.8736 0.0256 Jamaica
1880s 0.8874 0.937 0.0496 Syria
1890s 0.9127 0.9409 0.0282 Syria
1900s 0.9473 0.7865 0.1608 Jamaica
1910s 1.04 0.5574 0.4788 Jamaica
1920s 1.08 0.3817 0.7007 Jamaica
1930s 1.1 0.3174 0.787 Jamaica
1940s 1.38 0.3553 1.02 Jamaica
1950s 2.29 0.5289 1.76 Jamaica
1960s 1.2 0.9072 0.2967 Jamaica
1970s 0.432 1.37 0.9389 Syria
1980s 0.4363 1.48 1.05 Syria
1990s 0.4699 2.28 1.81 Syria
2000s 0.3868 1.19 0.8072 Syria
2010s 0.2919 0.5379 0.246 Syria
2020s 0.2704 0.2886 0.0181 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Jamaica or Syria?
Jamaica, at 0.2674 against 0.2487 in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Jamaica and Syria?
0.0187, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Syria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Syria rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Jamaica ranks 192nd and Syria ranks 193rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed