Congo vs Yemen: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions

Congo

8.84 million tonnes

in 2024

Yemen

10.12 million tonnes

in 2024

Congo rank

113th

Yemen rank

110th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

Yemen currently reports 10.12 million tonnes against 8.84 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 1.28 million tonnes.

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

Across all 60 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 113th and Yemen ranks 110th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
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: 216 places, 12,568 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.