emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0044 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Yemen, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Yemen stood at 0.0044 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0273 tonnes per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Yemen ranks 201st of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.015 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +162.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | -53.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0044 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0464 tonnes per person, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0044 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0286 tonnes per person, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 | +162.3% | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | -53.1% | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 198 Solomon Islands 0.0072 tonnes per person compare
- 199 Jordan 0.0071 tonnes per person compare
- 200 Macao 0.0068 tonnes per person compare
- 202 Puerto Rico 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
- 203 Faroe Islands 0.001 tonnes per person compare
- 204 Liechtenstein 0.0002 tonnes per person compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Yemen?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Yemen was 0.0044 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0273 tonnes per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 201st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.