Jordan vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Jordan
597.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
614.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Jordan rank
77th
Yemen rank
76th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Jordan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 614.73 million tonnes against 597.39 million tonnes in Jordan, a difference of 17.35 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 77th and Yemen ranks 76th of 215 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.37 million tonnes | 6.56 million tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1960s | 8.79 million tonnes | 37.35 million tonnes | 28.56 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1970s | 25.04 million tonnes | 73.04 million tonnes | 48.00 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1980s | 72.51 million tonnes | 117.28 million tonnes | 44.78 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1990s | 165.88 million tonnes | 205.32 million tonnes | 39.44 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 298.87 million tonnes | 346.40 million tonnes | 47.53 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 461.34 million tonnes | 524.65 million tonnes | 63.31 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2020s | 572.48 million tonnes | 598.70 million tonnes | 26.22 million tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Jordan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 614.73 million tonnes against 597.39 million tonnes in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Jordan and Yemen?
- 17.35 million tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Jordan ranks 77th and Yemen ranks 76th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.