Egypt vs Yemen: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Egypt
0.1711 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Yemen
0.171 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Egypt rank
96th
Yemen rank
97th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ against 0.171 kilograms per international-$ in Yemen, a difference of 0.0001 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 96th and Yemen ranks 97th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.3982 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0199 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.3409 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1124 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2286 kilograms per international-$ | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.3363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1555 kilograms per international-$ | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.314 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1958 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1181 kilograms per international-$ | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0336 kilograms per international-$ | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0145 kilograms per international-$ | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1752 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0081 kilograms per international-$ | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Egypt or Yemen?
- Egypt, at 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ against 0.171 kilograms per international-$ in Yemen as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Egypt and Yemen?
- 0.0001 kilograms per international-$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 96th and Yemen ranks 97th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).