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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.3% | — |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +44.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -44.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -48.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -40.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -17.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.