Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen
Yemen: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen peaked at 0.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Yemen 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Yemen ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.