Jordan vs Yemen: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Jordan
31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jordan rank
117th
Yemen rank
119th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Jordan
- Yemen
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen, a difference of 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Jordan ranks 117th and Yemen ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 127,330 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1860s | 124,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1870s | 202,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1880s | 252,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1890s | 260,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1900s | 272,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1910s | 264,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1920s | 284,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1930s | 398,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1940s | 495,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1950s | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1960s | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1970s | 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1980s | 9.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1990s | 16.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2000s | 23.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2010s | 30.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2020s | 29.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Jordan or Yemen?
- Jordan, at 31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Jordan and Yemen?
- 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Yemen rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Jordan ranks 117th and Yemen ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.