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
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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About this data
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.