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
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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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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
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, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.