Kyrgyzstan vs Yemen: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kyrgyzstan
15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
17.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
110th
Yemen rank
107th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 17.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 110th and Yemen ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 173,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 939,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1860s | 195,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1870s | 246,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 922,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1880s | 330,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 882,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1890s | 489,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 763,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1900s | 744,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 582,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1910s | 834,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 519,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1920s | 701,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 512,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1930s | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 854,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 668,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 6.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 11.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 22.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2000s | 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2010s | 12.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2020s | 14.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kyrgyzstan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 17.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kyrgyzstan and Yemen?
- 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Yemen rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 110th 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.