IPPU — Emissions per capita in Yemen
Yemen: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, ippu — emissions per capita in Yemen stood at 0.2 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.06 t CO2eq/cap, in 1992.
Yemen ranks 118th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.2 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, 6.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.2 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.51 t CO2eq/cap, 39% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.071 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.135 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.158 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1925 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 115 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.23 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 115 India 0.23 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 117 Peru 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Cameroon 0.2 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Costa Rica 0.2 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Jamaica 0.2 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 0.2 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 ippu — emissions per capita in Yemen?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Yemen was 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
- How does Yemen rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Yemen ranks 118th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.