Japan vs Yemen: Per capita methane emissions
Japan
0.2329
in 2024
Yemen
0.2854
in 2024
Japan rank
194th
Yemen rank
191st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Japan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.2854 against 0.2329 in Japan, a difference of 0.0525.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Japan ranks 194th and Yemen ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2719 | 0.7486 | 0.4767 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.2708 | 0.7518 | 0.4809 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.2718 | 0.7625 | 0.4907 | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.2761 | 0.7796 | 0.5035 | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.29 | 0.7933 | 0.5033 | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.3149 | 0.7924 | 0.4775 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.3419 | 0.7517 | 0.4098 | Yemen |
| 1920s | 0.3541 | 0.6713 | 0.3172 | Yemen |
| 1930s | 0.3624 | 0.5501 | 0.1878 | Yemen |
| 1940s | 0.3924 | 0.5268 | 0.1344 | Yemen |
| 1950s | 0.4684 | 0.579 | 0.1106 | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.6086 | 0.5092 | 0.0994 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.5957 | 0.3647 | 0.231 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.4864 | 0.3715 | 0.115 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.4035 | 0.6009 | 0.1974 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3072 | 0.7376 | 0.4304 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2574 | 0.5022 | 0.2447 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.2347 | 0.3249 | 0.0902 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Japan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.2854 against 0.2329 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Japan and Yemen?
- 0.0525, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Yemen rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 194th and Yemen ranks 191st 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.