Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 18.35 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Yemen stood at 18.35 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Yemen peaked at 21.07 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.09 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Yemen ranks 187th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.09 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 3.28 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 3.72 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 4.02 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 4.44 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 4.91 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 5.28 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 5.56 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 7.13 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 1969 | 7.59 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 7.74 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 7.83 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 7.82 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.97 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 8.07 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 8.12 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 8.18 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 8.27 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 8.36 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 8.43 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 8.5 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 8.64 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 8.91 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 9.19 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 9.52 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 9.93 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 10.29 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 10.63 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 10.99 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 11.71 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 12.18 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 12.37 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 13.12 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 13.48 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 13.79 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 14.13 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 14.41 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 14.68 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 14.95 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 15.33 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 15.65 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 16.16 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.46 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.99 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.54 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 18.15 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.69 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 19.05 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 19.37 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 19.91 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 20.24 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 20.48 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 20.58 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.86 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.07 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.83 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 20.56 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.23 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.98 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.73 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 19.46 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 19.22 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.95 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.64 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.35 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 18.35 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.44 tonnes per person, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 18.35 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 138.78 tonnes per person, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +28.3% | 5.56 tonnes per person | 7.13 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | 7.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.08 tonnes per person | 7.74 tonnes per person | 8.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.83 tonnes per person | 8.5 tonnes per person | 11.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.84 tonnes per person | 12.18 tonnes per person | 15.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8 tonnes per person | 15.65 tonnes per person | 19.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.46 tonnes per person | 19.73 tonnes per person | 21.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.92 tonnes per person | 18.35 tonnes per person | 19.46 tonnes per person | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Yemen?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Yemen was 18.35 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 21.07 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Yemen rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.