Montenegro vs Yemen: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Montenegro
-30,591 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
-18,079 tonnes
in 2024
Montenegro rank
173rd
Yemen rank
172nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Montenegro
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -18,079 tonnes against -30,591 tonnes in Montenegro, a difference of 12,512 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 173rd and Yemen ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27,257 tonnes | 282,536 tonnes | 255,279 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1960s | 37,960 tonnes | 207,382 tonnes | 169,421 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1970s | 94,230 tonnes | -145,530 tonnes | 239,759 tonnes | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 36,361 tonnes | 675,592 tonnes | 639,231 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1990s | -86,769 tonnes | 482,038 tonnes | 568,807 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 31,632 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 79,509 tonnes | -1.51 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Montenegro |
| 2020s | -20,121 tonnes | -332,939 tonnes | 312,818 tonnes | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Montenegro or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -18,079 tonnes against -30,591 tonnes in Montenegro as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Montenegro and Yemen?
- 12,512 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Montenegro and Yemen rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Montenegro ranks 173rd 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.