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.
Per capita methane emissions in Yemen, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.7482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.7485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.7488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.7491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.7494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.7497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.7503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.7507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.7513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.7519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.7522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.7528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.7531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.7534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.7555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.7575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.7595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.7615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.7635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.7655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.7675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.7695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.7714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.7734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.7748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.7762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.7776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.7803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.7817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.7831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.7844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.7858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.7885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.7914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.7928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.7941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.7955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.7969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.7983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.7985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.7975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 0.7995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.7998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.7984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.7964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.7938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.7907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.7829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.7781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.7728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 0.7697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.7659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 0.7616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.7567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.7513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.7453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.7387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.7315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.7153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1921 | 0.7069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 0.6885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1924 | 0.6785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.6681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 0.6571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.6456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1928 | 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1929 | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.6083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.5952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.5816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1933 | 0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1934 | 0.553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1935 | 0.5381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1936 | 0.5291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 0.5196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.4992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.5047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.5104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 0.5161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 0.5274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.5309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.5344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1947 | 0.5378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.5411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 0.5555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.5609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.5657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 0.5855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.5914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.5902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.5968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 0.5484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +71.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +71.2% | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2015 | -37.2% | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- 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 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.