Yemen vs Zambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Yemen
0.1992 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.2423 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen rank
190th
Zambia rank
187th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Yemen
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2423 tonnes per person against 0.1992 tonnes per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0431 tonnes per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Yemen ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 187th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.331 tonnes per person | 0.0881 tonnes per person | 0.2428 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.696 tonnes per person | 0.1698 tonnes per person | 0.5261 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.3058 tonnes per person | 0.3705 tonnes per person | 0.0647 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.5932 tonnes per person | 0.2694 tonnes per person | 0.3238 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.6077 tonnes per person | 0.1703 tonnes per person | 0.4374 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.8038 tonnes per person | 0.149 tonnes per person | 0.6548 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.4649 tonnes per person | 0.2167 tonnes per person | 0.2482 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.2094 tonnes per person | 0.2426 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Yemen or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2423 tonnes per person against 0.1992 tonnes per person in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Yemen and Zambia?
- 0.0431 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Yemen ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 187th 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.