Chad vs Yemen: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Chad
-16,993 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
-18,079 tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
171st
Yemen rank
172nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Chad
- Yemen
How they compare
Chad currently reports -16,993 tonnes against -18,079 tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 1,086 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 171st and Yemen ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,632 tonnes | 282,536 tonnes | 278,904 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1960s | 9,893 tonnes | 207,382 tonnes | 197,489 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1970s | 4,030 tonnes | -145,530 tonnes | 149,560 tonnes | Chad |
| 1980s | -9,893 tonnes | 675,592 tonnes | 685,485 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1990s | 37,099 tonnes | 482,038 tonnes | 444,939 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 74,613 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 108,008 tonnes | -1.51 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Chad |
| 2020s | 106,323 tonnes | -332,939 tonnes | 439,262 tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Chad or Yemen?
- Chad, at -16,993 tonnes against -18,079 tonnes in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Chad and Yemen?
- 1,086 tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Yemen rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Chad ranks 171st and Yemen ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.