Gabon vs Yemen: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Gabon
19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
17.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gabon rank
105th
Yemen rank
107th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Gabon
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen, a difference of 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.

Gabon ranks 105th and Yemen ranks 107th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Yemen Difference Ahead
1850s 36,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1860s 38,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1870s 41,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1880s 44,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1890s 47,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1900s 51,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1910s 59,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1920s 71,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1930s 86,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 854,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 768,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1940s 112,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 668,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 555,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1950s 237,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1960s 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
1970s 14.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gabon
1980s 14.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gabon
1990s 22.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gabon
2000s 24.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
2010s 19.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Yemen
2020s 19.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 315,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Gabon or Yemen?
Gabon, at 19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Gabon and Yemen?
2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Yemen?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Yemen rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Gabon ranks 105th and Yemen ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.