Afghanistan vs Yemen: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.