Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Yemen
Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.2545 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Yemen, 1950–2024
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 including land-use change in Yemen stood at 0.2545 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Yemen peaked at 1.72 tonnes per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, -0.0638 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Yemen 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2954 tonnes per person | -0.0638 tonnes per person | 0.9147 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5877 tonnes per person | 0.2572 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3159 tonnes per person | 0.2099 tonnes per person | 0.3647 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6752 tonnes per person | 0.3483 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8266 tonnes per person | 0.6476 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9879 tonnes per person | 0.7689 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5927 tonnes per person | 0.283 tonnes per person | 0.9456 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2731 tonnes per person | 0.2545 tonnes per person | 0.2939 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 including land-use change in Yemen?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Yemen was 0.2545 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 including land-use change recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0638 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Yemen rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Yemen ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.