Food share total emissions in Yemen
Yemen: Food share total emissions was 44.48 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Food share total emissions in Yemen, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, food share total emissions in Yemen stood at 44.48.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food share total emissions in Yemen peaked at 48.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.02, in 2009.
Yemen ranks 108th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food share total emissions in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.3 | — |
| 1991 | 43.69 | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 43.1 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 45.34 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 38.11 | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 39.78 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 40.7 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 40.85 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 41.66 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 40.89 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.87 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.41 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 42.75 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 41.29 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 41.87 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.78 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.39 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 39 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 39.87 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 32.02 | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 32.56 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 34.89 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 35.93 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 33.49 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 34.55 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 44.48 | +28.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 44.48 is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.47, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 44.48 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.34, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food share total emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.7% | 34.55 | 44.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.24 | 38.11 | 48.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.03 | 32.02 | 42.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.98 | 32.56 | 44.48 | 6 |
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 food share total emissions in Yemen?
- Food share total emissions in Yemen was 44.48 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food share total emissions recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest food share total emissions recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.02 in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for food share total emissions?
- Yemen ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food share total emissions rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food share total emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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