Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Yemen
Yemen: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal was 509,365 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Yemen, 2008–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Yemen
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.77 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 15.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 37.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2494 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 708.03 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2494 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2494 tonnes per person (2024)
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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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.