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.
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 |
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More climate change data for Yemen
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.77 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 15.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 37.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2494 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 708.03 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2494 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2494 tonnes per person (2024)
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.