Waste — Emissions Share in Yemen
Yemen: Waste — Emissions Share was 36.64 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Yemen stood at 36.64 %.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Yemen peaked at 37.72 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.85 %, in 2006.
Yemen ranks 63rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.67 % | — |
| 1991 | 15.49 % | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 16.97 % | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 16.37 % | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 15.48 % | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 17.47 % | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 17.54 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.31 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 18.19 % | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 17.34 % | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 16 % | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 17.27 % | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 18.02 % | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 16.38 % | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 17.43 % | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 15.87 % | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 13.85 % | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 14.07 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.06 % | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 16.11 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.35 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 18.58 % | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 21.51 % | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 20.86 % | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 22.96 % | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 34.7 % | +51.1% |
| 2016 | 37.72 % | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 33.32 % | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 31.73 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 30.39 % | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 31.14 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 31.6 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 32.59 % | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 36.64 % | +12.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 36.64 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.87 %, 3.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 36.64 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.34 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.68 % | 14.67 % | 18.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.11 % | 13.85 % | 18.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.81 % | 16.35 % | 37.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.99 % | 31.14 % | 36.64 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Yemen?
- Waste — emissions share in Yemen was 36.64 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 37.72 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.85 % in 2006.
- How does Yemen rank for waste — emissions share?
- Yemen ranks 63rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.