Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Yemen
Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -16.93 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-16.93 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
193rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
-506,878 tonnes
in 1850
All-time low
-61.89 million tonnes
in 1970
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Yemen, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Yemen is -16.93 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Yemen peaked at -506,878 tonnes in 1850 and was at its lowest, -61.89 million tonnes, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 193rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | -506,878 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | -1.02 million tonnes | +101.7% |
| 1852 | -1.55 million tonnes | +51.1% |
| 1853 | -2.07 million tonnes | +34.3% |
| 1854 | -2.61 million tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1855 | -3.15 million tonnes | +20.8% |
| 1856 | -3.70 million tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1857 | -4.26 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1858 | -4.82 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1859 | -5.39 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1860 | -5.97 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1861 | -6.55 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1862 | -7.15 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1863 | -7.75 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1864 | -8.37 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1865 | -8.98 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1866 | -9.61 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1867 | -10.23 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1868 | -10.87 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1869 | -11.51 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1870 | -12.11 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1871 | -12.68 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1872 | -13.24 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1873 | -13.79 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1874 | -14.33 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1875 | -14.86 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1876 | -15.38 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1877 | -15.90 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1878 | -16.41 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1879 | -16.92 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1880 | -17.44 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1881 | -17.96 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1882 | -18.49 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1883 | -19.02 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1884 | -19.55 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1885 | -20.08 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1886 | -20.61 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1887 | -21.15 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1888 | -21.69 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1889 | -22.23 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1890 | -22.80 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1891 | -23.37 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1892 | -23.95 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1893 | -24.55 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1894 | -25.14 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1895 | -25.75 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1896 | -26.36 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1897 | -26.98 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1898 | -27.61 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1899 | -28.24 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1900 | -28.90 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1901 | -29.57 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1902 | -30.26 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1903 | -30.96 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1904 | -31.66 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1905 | -32.38 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1906 | -33.11 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1907 | -33.85 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1908 | -34.59 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1909 | -35.35 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1910 | -35.96 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1911 | -36.48 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1912 | -36.95 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1913 | -37.38 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1914 | -37.78 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1915 | -38.16 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1916 | -38.52 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1917 | -38.87 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1918 | -39.21 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1919 | -39.53 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1920 | -39.90 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1921 | -40.27 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1922 | -40.64 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1923 | -41.01 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1924 | -41.36 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1925 | -41.71 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1926 | -42.06 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1927 | -42.39 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1928 | -42.72 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1929 | -43.04 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1930 | -43.41 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1931 | -43.80 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1932 | -44.21 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1933 | -44.62 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1934 | -45.05 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1935 | -45.48 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1936 | -45.92 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1937 | -46.37 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1938 | -46.82 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1939 | -47.28 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1940 | -47.80 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1941 | -48.37 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1942 | -48.97 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1943 | -49.58 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1944 | -50.22 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1945 | -50.88 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1946 | -51.55 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1947 | -52.23 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1948 | -52.93 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1949 | -53.65 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1950 | -54.00 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1951 | -54.17 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1952 | -54.23 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1953 | -54.23 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -54.18 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1955 | -54.10 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1956 | -54.00 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1957 | -53.88 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1958 | -53.75 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1959 | -55.50 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1960 | -57.15 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1961 | -58.36 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1962 | -59.24 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1963 | -59.94 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1964 | -60.47 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1965 | -60.83 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1966 | -61.17 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1967 | -61.52 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1968 | -61.67 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1969 | -61.84 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1970 | -61.89 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1971 | -61.75 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1972 | -61.68 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1973 | -61.61 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1974 | -61.26 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1975 | -61.17 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1976 | -61.18 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | -61.18 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | -61.20 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | -61.25 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1980 | -61.24 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -61.25 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | -61.24 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -61.21 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -61.01 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1985 | -60.85 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1986 | -60.40 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1987 | -60.09 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1988 | -59.78 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1989 | -54.54 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1990 | -51.50 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1991 | -51.34 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1992 | -43.11 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1993 | -38.70 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1994 | -35.81 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1995 | -32.98 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1996 | -31.44 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1997 | -30.77 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1998 | -30.37 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1999 | -29.26 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2000 | -29.68 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2001 | -27.10 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2002 | -27.79 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2003 | -24.68 million tonnes | -11.2% |
| 2004 | -21.78 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 2005 | -17.58 million tonnes | -19.3% |
| 2006 | -15.10 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2007 | -15.41 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2008 | -16.94 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2009 | -13.87 million tonnes | -18.1% |
| 2010 | -14.39 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2011 | -13.66 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2012 | -13.85 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2013 | -14.93 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2014 | -16.18 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2015 | -17.90 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2016 | -16.96 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2017 | -16.80 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2018 | -16.91 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -17.07 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -17.21 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -17.27 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2022 | -17.25 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2023 | -17.14 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2024 | -16.93 million tonnes | -1.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -16.93 million tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.53 billion tonnes. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -16.93 million tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.69 million tonnes. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -101.7% | -506,878 tonnes | -1.02 million tonnes |
| 1852 | -51.1% | -1.02 million tonnes | -1.55 million tonnes |
| 1853 | -34.3% | -1.55 million tonnes | -2.07 million tonnes |
| 1854 | -25.8% | -2.07 million tonnes | -2.61 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -2.91 million tonnes | -5.39 million tonnes | -506,878 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | -8.70 million tonnes | -11.51 million tonnes | -5.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | -14.56 million tonnes | -16.92 million tonnes | -12.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | -19.82 million tonnes | -22.23 million tonnes | -17.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | -25.48 million tonnes | -28.24 million tonnes | -22.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | -32.06 million tonnes | -35.35 million tonnes | -28.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -37.88 million tonnes | -39.53 million tonnes | -35.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | -41.51 million tonnes | -43.04 million tonnes | -39.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | -45.30 million tonnes | -47.28 million tonnes | -43.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | -50.62 million tonnes | -53.65 million tonnes | -47.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | -54.20 million tonnes | -55.50 million tonnes | -53.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | -60.22 million tonnes | -61.84 million tonnes | -57.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -61.42 million tonnes | -61.89 million tonnes | -61.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -60.16 million tonnes | -61.25 million tonnes | -54.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -37.53 million tonnes | -51.50 million tonnes | -29.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -20.99 million tonnes | -29.68 million tonnes | -13.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -15.86 million tonnes | -17.90 million tonnes | -13.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -17.16 million tonnes | -17.27 million tonnes | -16.93 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Yemen?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Yemen was -16.93 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 land-use change recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -506,878 tonnes in 1850.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.89 million tonnes in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Yemen ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.