Iceland vs Yemen: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Iceland
0.0307 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.0284 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
159th
Yemen rank
161st

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • Yemen
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0307 kt per square kilometre against 0.0284 kt per square kilometre in Yemen, a difference of 0.0023 kt per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 161st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0132 kt per square kilometre 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0046 kt per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 0.0167 kt per square kilometre 0.005 kt per square kilometre 0.0117 kt per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 0.0175 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 0.0205 kt per square kilometre 0.0294 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 0.0229 kt per square kilometre 0.0567 kt per square kilometre 0.0339 kt per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 0.0211 kt per square kilometre 0.0437 kt per square kilometre 0.0226 kt per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 0.0261 kt per square kilometre 0.0298 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Iceland or Yemen?
Iceland, at 0.0307 kt per square kilometre against 0.0284 kt per square kilometre in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Iceland and Yemen?
0.0023 kt per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Yemen?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Yemen rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 161st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.