Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Yemen
Yemen: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
199th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1968
All-time low
0.5747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1939
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Yemen, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Yemen peaked at 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.5747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1939.
Yemen ranks 199th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Yemen?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Yemen was 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1939.
- How does Yemen rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yemen ranks 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.