Japan vs Syria: Per capita methane emissions
Japan
0.2329
in 2024
Syria
0.2487
in 2024
Japan rank
194th
Syria rank
193rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Japan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.2487 against 0.2329 in Japan, a difference of 0.0158.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Japan ranks 194th and Syria ranks 193rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2719 | 0.8579 | 0.586 | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.2708 | 0.8482 | 0.5774 | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.2718 | 0.8736 | 0.6018 | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.2761 | 0.937 | 0.6609 | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.29 | 0.9409 | 0.6509 | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.3149 | 0.7865 | 0.4715 | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.3419 | 0.5574 | 0.2155 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.3541 | 0.3817 | 0.0276 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.3624 | 0.3174 | 0.0449 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.3924 | 0.3553 | 0.0371 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.4684 | 0.5289 | 0.0605 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.6086 | 0.9072 | 0.2986 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.5957 | 1.37 | 0.7753 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.4864 | 1.48 | 0.9958 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.4035 | 2.28 | 1.88 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.3072 | 1.19 | 0.8868 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.2574 | 0.5379 | 0.2805 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.2347 | 0.2886 | 0.0539 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Japan or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.2487 against 0.2329 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Japan and Syria?
- 0.0158, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Syria rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 194th 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.