Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
169th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Yemen is 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 169th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 166 Bahrain 0.1344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 168 Jordan 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Jamaica 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 172 Burundi 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Yemen?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Yemen was 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – 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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.