Denmark vs Yemen: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Yemen
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
86th
Yemen rank
83rd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Denmark
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 86th and Yemen ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 17 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Denmark or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Denmark and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Yemen rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Denmark ranks 86th and Yemen ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.