Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Farm gate — Emissions per capita was 0.23 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.23 t CO2eq/cap for farm gate — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.23 t CO2eq/cap, in 2018.
That places Yemen 188th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.23 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.88 t CO2eq/cap, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.23 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.34 t CO2eq/cap, 68% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.332 t CO2eq/cap | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.283 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2375 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 186 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 189 Cabo Verde 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.22 t CO2eq/cap 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 farm gate — emissions per capita in Yemen?
- Farm gate — emissions per capita in Yemen was 0.23 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in 2007.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 t CO2eq/cap in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Yemen ranks 188th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.