Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen

Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 46.06 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
46.06 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
47th
of 215 countries
All-time high
46.06 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
928,048 tonnes
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen, 1994–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1994200920241994: 928.0k tonnes1995: 1.6M tonnes1996: 2.4M tonnes1997: 3.3M tonnes1998: 4.0M tonnes1999: 5.0M tonnes2000: 6.2M tonnes2001: 7.3M tonnes2002: 8.3M tonnes2003: 9.7M tonnes2004: 11.1M tonnes2005: 12.9M tonnes2006: 15.6M tonnes2007: 18.5M tonnes2008: 20.9M tonnes2009: 23.4M tonnes2010: 26.0M tonnes2011: 28.3M tonnes2012: 30.4M tonnes2013: 32.6M tonnes2014: 34.8M tonnes2015: 36.1M tonnes2016: 36.7M tonnes2017: 37.5M tonnes2018: 38.4M tonnes2019: 39.7M tonnes2020: 41.4M tonnes2021: 43.1M tonnes2022: 44.5M tonnes2023: 45.4M tonnes2024: 46.1M tonnes

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 46.06 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen peaked at 46.06 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 928,048 tonnes, in 1994.

Yemen ranks 47th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.89 million tonnes 928,048 tonnes 5.01 million tonnes 6
2000s 13.40 million tonnes 6.24 million tonnes 23.39 million tonnes 10
2010s 34.03 million tonnes 25.96 million tonnes 39.74 million tonnes 10
2020s 44.09 million tonnes 41.38 million tonnes 46.06 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 44 Cameroon 57.66 million tonnes compare
  2. 45 Bolivia 49.36 million tonnes compare
  3. 46 Equatorial Guinea 46.50 million tonnes compare
  4. 48 Vietnam 41.30 million tonnes compare
  5. 49 Romania 34.32 million tonnes compare
  6. 50 Netherlands 33.31 million tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen was 46.06 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 46.06 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 928,048 tonnes in 1994.
How does Yemen rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
Yemen ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.