Afghanistan vs Yemen: CO₂ emissions per capita

Afghanistan
0.2538 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.2494 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Yemen rank
196th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
00.511.5194919862024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.2538 tonnes per person against 0.2494 tonnes per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0044 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 194th and Yemen ranks 196th of 213 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0215 tonnes per person 0.331 tonnes per person 0.3094 tonnes per person Yemen
1960s 0.0859 tonnes per person 0.696 tonnes per person 0.61 tonnes per person Yemen
1970s 0.1547 tonnes per person 0.3081 tonnes per person 0.1534 tonnes per person Yemen
1980s 0.2308 tonnes per person 0.6237 tonnes per person 0.3929 tonnes per person Yemen
1990s 0.0978 tonnes per person 0.6649 tonnes per person 0.5672 tonnes per person Yemen
2000s 0.0952 tonnes per person 0.9196 tonnes per person 0.8244 tonnes per person Yemen
2010s 0.2888 tonnes per person 0.6033 tonnes per person 0.3146 tonnes per person Yemen
2020s 0.2579 tonnes per person 0.2725 tonnes per person 0.0146 tonnes per person Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Afghanistan, at 0.2538 tonnes per person against 0.2494 tonnes per person in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Afghanistan and Yemen?
0.0044 tonnes per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 194th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions 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, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
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.