Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Yemen
Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0.0126 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Yemen, 2008–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Yemen stood at 0.0126 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Yemen peaked at 0.0168 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 tonnes per person, in 2008.
That places Yemen 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Yemen?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Yemen was 0.0126 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 tonnes per person in 2008.
- How does Yemen rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Yemen ranks 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.