Eritrea vs Yemen: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Eritrea
0.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.2494 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
198th
Yemen rank
196th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Eritrea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.2494 tonnes per person against 0.21 tonnes per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0394 tonnes per person.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 198th and Yemen ranks 196th of 213 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3447 tonnes per person 0.684 tonnes per person 0.3393 tonnes per person Yemen
2000s 0.2152 tonnes per person 0.9196 tonnes per person 0.7044 tonnes per person Yemen
2010s 0.1846 tonnes per person 0.6033 tonnes per person 0.4188 tonnes per person Yemen
2020s 0.2059 tonnes per person 0.2725 tonnes per person 0.0666 tonnes per person Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Eritrea or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.2494 tonnes per person against 0.21 tonnes per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Eritrea and Yemen?
0.0394 tonnes per person, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Eritrea ranks 198th and Yemen ranks 196th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.