Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Yemen

Yemen: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal was 509,365 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
509,365 tonnes
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
97th
of 179 countries
All-time high
509,365 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
128,240 tonnes
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Yemen, 2008–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2008201620242008: 128.2k tonnes2009: 238.2k tonnes2010: 450.7k tonnes2011: 406.7k tonnes2012: 414.1k tonnes2013: 436.0k tonnes2014: 436.0k tonnes2015: 315.1k tonnes2016: 285.8k tonnes2017: 271.0k tonnes2018: 271.1k tonnes2019: 278.4k tonnes2020: 252.8k tonnes2021: 252.7k tonnes2022: 256.4k tonnes2023: 431.2k tonnes2024: 509.4k tonnes

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 509,365 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from coal in Yemen peaked at 509,365 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 128,240 tonnes, in 2008.

Yemen ranks 97th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 183,200 tonnes 128,240 tonnes 238,160 tonnes 2
2010s 356,495 tonnes 271,029 tonnes 450,672 tonnes 10
2020s 340,496 tonnes 252,730 tonnes 509,365 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 94 Saudi Arabia 700,645 tonnes compare
  2. 95 Kuwait 622,777 tonnes compare
  3. 96 Algeria 605,761 tonnes compare
  4. 98 Albania 495,061 tonnes compare
  5. 99 Lithuania 379,280 tonnes compare
  6. 100 Switzerland 355,305 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual co₂ emissions from coal in Yemen?
Annual co₂ emissions from coal in Yemen was 509,365 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 509,365 tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 128,240 tonnes in 2008.
How does Yemen rank for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
Yemen ranks 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.