Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen
Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0173 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen, 1994–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen is 0.0173 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen peaked at 0.1173 tonnes per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 tonnes per person, in 2024.
That places Yemen 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0476 tonnes per person | 0.0422 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0796 tonnes per person | 0.0493 tonnes per person | 0.1173 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0551 tonnes per person | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 0.0958 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0335 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0476 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 from flaring in Yemen?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen was 0.0173 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 from flaring recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1173 tonnes per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Yemen ranks 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. 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 from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.