Colombia vs Yemen: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Colombia
0.1%
in 2024
Yemen
0.2%
in 2024
Colombia rank
49th
Yemen rank
47th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Colombia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 49th and Yemen ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Colombia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Colombia and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Yemen rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Colombia ranks 49th and Yemen ranks 47th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.