Denmark vs Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring

Denmark
0.0186 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.0173 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
56th
Yemen rank
57th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Denmark
  • Yemen
00.050.10.150.2197219982024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0186 tonnes per person against 0.0173 tonnes per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 57th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1217 tonnes per person 0.0476 tonnes per person 0.0742 tonnes per person Denmark
2000s 0.1087 tonnes per person 0.0796 tonnes per person 0.029 tonnes per person Denmark
2010s 0.0442 tonnes per person 0.0551 tonnes per person 0.0109 tonnes per person Yemen
2020s 0.0194 tonnes per person 0.0335 tonnes per person 0.0141 tonnes per person Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Denmark or Yemen?
Denmark, at 0.0186 tonnes per person against 0.0173 tonnes per person in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Denmark and Yemen?
0.0013 tonnes per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Yemen?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Yemen rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
Denmark ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 57th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.