Per capita methane emissions in Yemen
Yemen: Per capita methane emissions was 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
191st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Yemen stood at 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Yemen peaked at 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Yemen 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 188 Cape Verde 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 190 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 192 Jamaica 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 193 Syria 0.2487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 194 Japan 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Yemen?
- Per capita methane emissions in Yemen was 0.2854 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 methane emissions recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.