Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Yemen
Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Yemen, 2009–2024
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
Yemen recorded 0.001 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Yemen peaked at 0.0727 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 123rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0727 tonnes per person | +156.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | -35.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0686 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0613 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -49.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -96.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.001 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.35 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +156.0% | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0727 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | -96.0% | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person |
| 2016 | -49.5% | 0.0608 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | -35.2% | 0.0727 tonnes per person | 0.0472 tonnes per person |
| 2013 | +28.6% | 0.0534 tonnes per person | 0.0686 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0398 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0727 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 120 Niger 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
- 121 Afghanistan 0.003 tonnes per person compare
- 122 Guatemala 0.002 tonnes per person
- 124 Senegal 0.0006 tonnes per person compare
- 125 Cyprus 0.0001 tonnes per person compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Belize 0 tonnes per person compare
- 126 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Botswana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Burundi 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 126 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 126 East Timor 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Guinea 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Lebanon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 126 Malawi 0 tonnes per person
- 126 New Caledonia 0 tonnes per person
- 126 North Korea 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 126 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Sudan 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Zambia 0 tonnes per person
- 126 Zimbabwe 0 tonnes per person
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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Yemen?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Yemen was 0.001 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 gas recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0727 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Yemen ranks 123rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.