Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Yemen
Yemen: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Yemen, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Yemen stood at -0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.9% on the previous year and up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Yemen peaked at 6,300.0% in 1954 and was at its lowest, -59.8%, in 1969.
That places Yemen 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -31.2% | — |
| 1952 | 45.5% | -245.5% |
| 1953 | 18.8% | -58.8% |
| 1954 | 6,300.0% | +33500.0% |
| 1955 | -44.2% | -100.7% |
| 1956 | -6.2% | -86.0% |
| 1957 | 26.9% | -534.0% |
| 1958 | -36.3% | -235.0% |
| 1959 | 38.1% | -205.0% |
| 1960 | 39.6% | +3.8% |
| 1961 | -26.6% | -167.3% |
| 1962 | 45.8% | -271.9% |
| 1963 | -24.9% | -154.4% |
| 1964 | 24.5% | -198.4% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | -66.6% |
| 1966 | -11.8% | -244.9% |
| 1967 | -11.9% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 281.3% | -2473.2% |
| 1969 | -59.8% | -121.3% |
| 1970 | -46.3% | -22.6% |
| 1971 | -21.5% | -53.7% |
| 1972 | -24.2% | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 82.6% | -441.8% |
| 1974 | -17.7% | -121.5% |
| 1975 | -3.4% | -80.7% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | -632.5% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | -74.1% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +830.3% |
| 1982 | 40.5% | +47.3% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | -84.5% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | +110.3% |
| 1985 | 20.7% | +56.8% |
| 1986 | -4.5% | -121.6% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | -213.6% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +109.0% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | -61.7% |
| 1990 | -4.0% | -199.4% |
| 1991 | -4.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -298.8% |
| 1993 | -12.6% | -255.0% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -217.9% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -81.9% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +265.1% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +163.7% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -51.5% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +23.0% |
| 2002 | -2.8% | -132.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -501.9% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | -1.0% | -109.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -478.3% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +164.5% |
| 2010 | -4.0% | -141.7% |
| 2011 | -12.4% | +208.3% |
| 2012 | -9.5% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | -449.1% |
| 2014 | -2.5% | -107.6% |
| 2015 | -46.9% | +1757.1% |
| 2016 | -28.9% | -38.4% |
| 2017 | -8.3% | -71.4% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -400.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -90.1% |
| 2020 | -8.7% | -454.3% |
| 2021 | -1.4% | -84.2% |
| 2022 | -1.9% | +38.9% |
| 2023 | -2.5% | +31.1% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -92.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.6%. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +33500.0% | 18.8% | 6,300.0% |
| 1968 | +2473.2% | -11.9% | 281.3% |
| 2015 | -1757.1% | -2.5% | -46.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 701.2% | -44.2% | 6,300.0% | 9 |
| 1960s | 26.4% | -59.8% | 281.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | -46.3% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.7% | -4.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | -12.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | -2.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.2% | -46.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -8.7% | -0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More climate change data for Yemen
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 64.14 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,632 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 262.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 474.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Yemen?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Yemen was -0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300.0% in 1954.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.8% in 1969.
- How does Yemen rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Yemen ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.