Mozambique vs Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Mozambique
0.2487 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.2494 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mozambique rank
197th
Yemen rank
196th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Mozambique
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.2494 tonnes per person against 0.2487 tonnes per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 197th and Yemen ranks 196th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2134 tonnes per person | 0.331 tonnes per person | 0.1175 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.3025 tonnes per person | 0.696 tonnes per person | 0.3935 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.324 tonnes per person | 0.3081 tonnes per person | 0.0159 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.1396 tonnes per person | 0.6237 tonnes per person | 0.4841 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 0.6649 tonnes per person | 0.5935 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0918 tonnes per person | 0.9196 tonnes per person | 0.8278 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.212 tonnes per person | 0.6033 tonnes per person | 0.3914 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.2506 tonnes per person | 0.2725 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Mozambique or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.2494 tonnes per person against 0.2487 tonnes per person in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Mozambique and Yemen?
- 0.0007 tonnes per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Yemen rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Mozambique ranks 197th and Yemen ranks 196th 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.