Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Yemen
Yemen: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.171 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Yemen, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Yemen is 0.171 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Yemen peaked at 1.04 kilograms per international-$ in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 kilograms per international-$, in 1951.
That places Yemen 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0057 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5784 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2788 kilograms per international-$ | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1124 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0847 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1803 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0995 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2219 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1958 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1684 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2168 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2599 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1422 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2604 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1752 kilograms per international-$ | 0.171 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1776 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 94 Croatia 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 95 Guinea 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 96 Egypt 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 98 Germany 0.1708 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 99 Georgia 0.1701 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Yemen?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Yemen was 0.171 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 kilograms per international-$ in 1968.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- How does Yemen rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Yemen ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).