Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Yemen
Yemen: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 44.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Yemen, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Yemen stood at 44.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Yemen peaked at 48.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, 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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.3% | — |
| 1991 | 43.7% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +28.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 44.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 44.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.3%, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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% | 34.5% | 44.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 38.1% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 32.0% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 32.6% | 44.5% | 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Yemen?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Yemen was 44.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Yemen ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.