Yemen vs Zimbabwe: Greenhouse gas emissions
Yemen
26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen rank
119th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen, a difference of 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1860s | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1870s | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1880s | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1890s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 13.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2020s | 27.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Yemen or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 31.07 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 Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 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 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.