Yemen vs Zimbabwe: Nitrous oxide emissions
Yemen
5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen rank
83rd
Zimbabwe rank
82nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen, a difference of 174,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Yemen ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 123,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 131,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 165,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 217,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 238,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 253,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 275,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 365,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 795,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 551,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 871,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 982,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Yemen or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 174,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Yemen and Zimbabwe rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Yemen ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. 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.