Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.005 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.005 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 75.6%
World rank
118th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5484 tonnes per person
in 1992
All-time low
-0.3231 tonnes per person
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Yemen, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Yemen stood at 0.005 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 75.6% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.5484 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.3231 tonnes per person, in 1959.
Yemen ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | -0.1851 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | -0.1879 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1852 | -0.1903 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1853 | -0.1926 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1854 | -0.1947 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1855 | -0.1967 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1856 | -0.1987 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1857 | -0.2006 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1858 | -0.2025 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1859 | -0.2043 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1860 | -0.2084 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1861 | -0.2114 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1862 | -0.2139 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1863 | -0.2161 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1864 | -0.2182 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1865 | -0.2202 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1866 | -0.2221 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1867 | -0.2239 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1868 | -0.2257 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1869 | -0.2274 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1870 | -0.2123 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1871 | -0.2034 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1872 | -0.1973 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1873 | -0.1928 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1874 | -0.1891 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1875 | -0.1861 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1876 | -0.1836 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1877 | -0.1814 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1878 | -0.1797 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1879 | -0.1782 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1880 | -0.1809 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1881 | -0.1822 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1882 | -0.1829 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1883 | -0.1834 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1884 | -0.1838 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1885 | -0.1843 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1886 | -0.1849 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1887 | -0.1855 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1888 | -0.1862 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1889 | -0.1871 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1890 | -0.1932 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1891 | -0.197 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1892 | -0.1999 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1893 | -0.2024 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1894 | -0.2046 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1895 | -0.2067 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1896 | -0.2088 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1897 | -0.2108 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1898 | -0.2127 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1899 | -0.2144 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1900 | -0.2212 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1901 | -0.2254 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1902 | -0.2281 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1903 | -0.23 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1904 | -0.2315 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1905 | -0.2327 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1906 | -0.2338 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1907 | -0.2347 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1908 | -0.2355 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1909 | -0.2363 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1910 | -0.188 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1911 | -0.1609 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1912 | -0.143 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1913 | -0.1301 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1914 | -0.1202 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1915 | -0.1125 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1916 | -0.1062 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1917 | -0.1011 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1918 | -0.0969 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1919 | -0.0936 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1920 | -0.1025 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1921 | -0.1043 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1922 | -0.1031 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1923 | -0.1007 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1924 | -0.0977 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1925 | -0.0946 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1926 | -0.0915 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1927 | -0.0886 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1928 | -0.086 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1929 | -0.0838 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1930 | -0.0949 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1931 | -0.1001 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1932 | -0.1029 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1933 | -0.1045 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1934 | -0.1056 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1935 | -0.1063 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1936 | -0.1069 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1937 | -0.1075 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1938 | -0.1081 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1939 | -0.1086 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1940 | -0.1234 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1941 | -0.1317 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1942 | -0.1372 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1943 | -0.1411 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1944 | -0.1442 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1945 | -0.1467 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1946 | -0.1488 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1947 | -0.1506 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1948 | -0.1523 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1949 | -0.1534 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1950 | -0.0765 tonnes per person | -50.1% |
| 1951 | -0.036 tonnes per person | -52.9% |
| 1952 | -0.0131 tonnes per person | -63.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -102.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +2316.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +65.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1959 | -0.3231 tonnes per person | -1385.8% |
| 1960 | -0.2975 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1961 | -0.2138 tonnes per person | -28.1% |
| 1962 | -0.1524 tonnes per person | -28.7% |
| 1963 | -0.118 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1964 | -0.0884 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 1965 | -0.0578 tonnes per person | -34.7% |
| 1966 | -0.054 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1967 | -0.0531 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | -0.0224 tonnes per person | -57.9% |
| 1969 | -0.0256 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1970 | -0.007 tonnes per person | -72.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -377.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -51.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.044 tonnes per person | +393.3% |
| 1975 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -72.8% |
| 1976 | -0.0013 tonnes per person | -110.8% |
| 1977 | -0.0002 tonnes per person | -81.4% |
| 1978 | -0.0023 tonnes per person | +839.9% |
| 1979 | -0.0051 tonnes per person | +122.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -118.5% |
| 1981 | -0.0011 tonnes per person | -220.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -166.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +234.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | +661.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -27.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | +172.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | -32.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3922 tonnes per person | +1508.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2189 tonnes per person | -44.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -94.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5484 tonnes per person | +4750.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2837 tonnes per person | -48.3% |
| 1994 | 0.179 tonnes per person | -36.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1688 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | -47.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | -57.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | -42.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0582 tonnes per person | +167.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0215 tonnes per person | -136.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1276 tonnes per person | -693.8% |
| 2002 | -0.033 tonnes per person | -125.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1449 tonnes per person | -539.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1311 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1844 tonnes per person | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1055 tonnes per person | -42.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0128 tonnes per person | -112.1% |
| 2008 | -0.061 tonnes per person | +378.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1182 tonnes per person | -293.8% |
| 2010 | -0.0194 tonnes per person | -116.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | -236.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0066 tonnes per person | -124.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0368 tonnes per person | +460.4% |
| 2014 | -0.0413 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0553 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | -153.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -84.4% |
| 2018 | -0.0032 tonnes per person | -170.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0045 tonnes per person | +39.7% |
| 2020 | -0.0037 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2021 | -0.0017 tonnes per person | -53.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -133.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +399.6% |
| 2024 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +75.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.005 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828 tonnes per person, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.005 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069 tonnes per person, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +4750.6% | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.5484 tonnes per person |
| 1954 | +2316.9% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0093 tonnes per person |
| 1989 | +1508.2% | 0.0244 tonnes per person | 0.3922 tonnes per person |
| 1959 | -1385.8% | 0.0251 tonnes per person | -0.3231 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | -839.9% | -0.0002 tonnes per person | -0.0023 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | +693.8% | -0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.1276 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.1953 tonnes per person | -0.2043 tonnes per person | -0.1851 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.2187 tonnes per person | -0.2274 tonnes per person | -0.2084 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.1904 tonnes per person | -0.2123 tonnes per person | -0.1782 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.1841 tonnes per person | -0.1871 tonnes per person | -0.1809 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.2051 tonnes per person | -0.2144 tonnes per person | -0.1932 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.2309 tonnes per person | -0.2363 tonnes per person | -0.2212 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.1253 tonnes per person | -0.188 tonnes per person | -0.0936 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.0953 tonnes per person | -0.1043 tonnes per person | -0.0838 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.1045 tonnes per person | -0.1086 tonnes per person | -0.0949 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1429 tonnes per person | -0.1534 tonnes per person | -0.1234 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.0356 tonnes per person | -0.3231 tonnes per person | 0.0251 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.1083 tonnes per person | -0.2975 tonnes per person | -0.0224 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -0.007 tonnes per person | 0.044 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0515 tonnes per person | -0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.3922 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1617 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.5484 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0683 tonnes per person | -0.061 tonnes per person | 0.1844 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0107 tonnes per person | -0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Yemen?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Yemen was 0.005 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5484 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3231 tonnes per person in 1959.
- How does Yemen rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Yemen ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.