Pakistan vs Yemen: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Pakistan
0.1%
in 2024
Yemen
0.2%
in 2024
Pakistan rank
50th
Yemen rank
47th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Pakistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Yemen ahead.
Pakistan ranks 50th and Yemen ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 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, Pakistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Pakistan and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Yemen rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Pakistan ranks 50th 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.