Bolivia vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Bolivia
641.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
708.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
96th
Yemen rank
94th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Bolivia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 708.03 million tonnes against 641.18 million tonnes in Bolivia, a difference of 66.85 million tonnes.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 96th and Yemen ranks 94th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 8.31 million tonnes 6.56 million tonnes 1.75 million tonnes Bolivia
1960s 19.59 million tonnes 37.35 million tonnes 17.76 million tonnes Yemen
1970s 47.29 million tonnes 73.10 million tonnes 25.81 million tonnes Yemen
1980s 90.92 million tonnes 119.12 million tonnes 28.20 million tonnes Yemen
1990s 167.77 million tonnes 213.15 million tonnes 45.37 million tonnes Yemen
2000s 273.85 million tonnes 372.20 million tonnes 98.36 million tonnes Yemen
2010s 429.28 million tonnes 591.47 million tonnes 162.19 million tonnes Yemen
2020s 589.70 million tonnes 687.56 million tonnes 97.87 million tonnes Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Bolivia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 708.03 million tonnes against 641.18 million tonnes in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Yemen?
66.85 million tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Yemen?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Bolivia ranks 96th and Yemen ranks 94th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.