Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Yemen
Yemen: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Yemen, 2008–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Yemen is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Yemen peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Yemen 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Yemen?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Yemen was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Yemen rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Yemen ranks 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.