Portugal vs Yemen: Share of global methane emissions
Portugal
0.1%
in 2024
Yemen
0.1%
in 2024
Portugal rank
99th
Yemen rank
97th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Portugal
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 99th and Yemen ranks 97th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 15 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Portugal or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Portugal and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Yemen rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Portugal ranks 99th and Yemen ranks 97th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.