Germany vs Yemen: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Germany
0.1708 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Yemen
0.171 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Germany rank
98th
Yemen rank
97th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Germany
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.171 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1708 kilograms per international-$ in Germany, a difference of 0.0002 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 97th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9042 kilograms per international-$ | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.8754 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4573 kilograms per international-$ | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.6942 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1124 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5818 kilograms per international-$ | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.5558 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.375 kilograms per international-$ | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.4173 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1958 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2214 kilograms per international-$ | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.2952 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0575 kilograms per international-$ | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.2197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0184 kilograms per international-$ | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.1734 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1752 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0018 kilograms per international-$ | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Germany or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.171 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1708 kilograms per international-$ in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Germany and Yemen?
- 0.0002 kilograms per international-$, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Yemen?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Yemen rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Germany ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 97th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).