Gabon vs Yemen: Greenhouse gas emissions
Gabon
27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gabon rank
118th
Yemen rank
119th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Gabon
- Yemen
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen, a difference of 719,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 118th and Yemen ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 12 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 473,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1860s | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1870s | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1880s | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1890s | 754,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1900s | -537,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1910s | -1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1920s | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1930s | 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1940s | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1950s | 6.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1960s | 10.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1970s | 27.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1980s | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1990s | 32.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2000s | 35.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2010s | 27.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2020s | 26.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 954,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Gabon or Yemen?
- Gabon, at 27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Gabon and Yemen?
- 719,000 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Gabon ranks 118th and Yemen ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.