Yemen vs Zimbabwe: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Yemen
0.0%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1%
in 2024
Yemen rank
119th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Yemen ranks 119th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Yemen or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Yemen and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yemen ranks 119th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.