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
-10.0M-5.0M05.0M10.0M189119572024

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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.