Equatorial Guinea vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Equatorial Guinea
-96.95 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
-16.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
194th
Yemen rank
193rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports -16.93 million tonnes against -96.95 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 80.02 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and Yemen ranks 193rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 9 and Yemen in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Yemen Difference Ahead
1850s 1.20 million tonnes -2.91 million tonnes 4.11 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1860s 3.15 million tonnes -8.70 million tonnes 11.85 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1870s 12.02 million tonnes -14.56 million tonnes 26.58 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1880s 27.53 million tonnes -19.82 million tonnes 47.35 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1890s 35.67 million tonnes -25.48 million tonnes 61.14 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1900s 27.76 million tonnes -32.06 million tonnes 59.83 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1910s 13.30 million tonnes -37.88 million tonnes 51.18 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1920s 8.73 million tonnes -41.51 million tonnes 50.24 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1930s -660,343 tonnes -45.30 million tonnes 44.64 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1940s -50.94 million tonnes -50.62 million tonnes 322,930 tonnes Yemen
1950s -74.91 million tonnes -54.20 million tonnes 20.70 million tonnes Yemen
1960s -85.33 million tonnes -60.22 million tonnes 25.12 million tonnes Yemen
1970s -97.50 million tonnes -61.42 million tonnes 36.09 million tonnes Yemen
1980s -112.77 million tonnes -60.16 million tonnes 52.61 million tonnes Yemen
1990s -121.40 million tonnes -37.53 million tonnes 83.87 million tonnes Yemen
2000s -116.95 million tonnes -20.99 million tonnes 95.95 million tonnes Yemen
2010s -110.46 million tonnes -15.86 million tonnes 94.59 million tonnes Yemen
2020s -100.09 million tonnes -17.16 million tonnes 82.93 million tonnes Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Equatorial Guinea or Yemen?
Yemen, at -16.93 million tonnes against -96.95 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?
80.02 million tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and Yemen ranks 193rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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