Sao Tome and Principe vs Yemen: Per capita methane emissions
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
190th
Yemen rank
191st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Yemen
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.1686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.1729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.1571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.1507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1920s | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1930s | 0.2067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1940s | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1950s | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.1944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.3189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0226 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Yemen?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2955 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?
- 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th 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.