Denmark vs Yemen: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Denmark
4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
86th
Yemen rank
83rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Denmark
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark, a difference of 417,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 86th and Yemen ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 17 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 541,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 417,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1860s | 580,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1870s | 706,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 541,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1880s | 897,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 679,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1890s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 929,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 365,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 551,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 871,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Denmark or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Denmark and Yemen?
- 417,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Yemen rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Denmark ranks 86th and Yemen ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.