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Yemen Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
32.902.757
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,66%
increase
Global Share
0,06%
Per Capita
1
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in Yemen were 32.902.757 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions increased by 1,66% over the previous year, representing an increase by 536.876 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 32.365.881 tons.
  • Per capita: 1 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
  • Yemen accounts for 0,06% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 32.902.757 10.580.331 11.784.399 4.217.412 6.320.614 1 1,66% 0,062%
2023 32.365.881 10.625.380 11.723.005 4.107.460 5.910.036 1 −3,57% 0,062%
2022 33.562.911 10.984.096 12.990.982 4.089.965 5.497.868 1,06 −0,12% 0,065%
2021 33.603.292 11.219.081 13.236.778 4.058.555 5.088.878 1,09 1,67% 0,066%
2020 33.051.044 11.317.350 13.127.678 3.937.127 4.668.889 1,09 −1,94% 0,068%
2019 33.705.398 12.342.320 13.231.785 3.869.928 4.261.365 1,14 5,94% 0,066%
2018 31.816.446 11.993.287 12.378.698 3.582.553 3.861.908 1,1 12,46% 0,063%
2017 28.292.031 9.826.048 11.438.636 3.618.424 3.408.922 1 3,98% 0,057%
2016 27.208.254 10.629.555 9.931.869 3.608.038 3.038.792 0,99 −13,56% 0,056%
2015 31.475.372 14.252.326 10.868.330 3.691.178 2.663.538 1,17 −39,07% 0,065%
2014 51.661.282 28.355.800 16.959.664 3.935.526 2.410.292 1,97 −2,42% 0,11%
2013 52.941.210 28.788.120 18.041.182 3.900.654 2.211.254 2,07 18,95% 0,11%
2012 44.506.902 22.002.848 16.648.339 3.704.256 2.151.460 1,79 −6,12% 0,094%
2011 47.410.225 23.001.011 18.611.988 3.687.329 2.109.898 1,95 −10,58% 0,10%
2010 53.020.241 26.344.674 20.916.923 3.663.203 2.095.440 2,25 −0,92% 0,12%
2009 53.511.103 27.634.899 20.144.854 3.623.512 2.107.839 2,33 6,48% 0,12%
2008 50.253.029 25.246.838 19.278.805 3.688.305 2.039.081 2,25 −1,38% 0,12%
2007 50.956.931 24.323.889 21.090.002 3.582.240 1.960.801 2,34 4,57% 0,12%
2006 48.728.335 22.945.957 20.437.397 3.425.280 1.919.701 2,3 10,25% 0,12%
2005 44.197.398 22.023.185 17.021.305 3.333.490 1.819.418 2,15 10,71% 0,11%
2004 39.921.691 20.440.885 14.691.663 3.265.845 1.523.299 1,99 2,5% 0,10%
2003 38.946.305 19.536.019 14.953.127 3.179.792 1.277.367 2 15,43% 0,10%
2002 33.739.102 16.816.624 12.936.885 2.951.525 1.034.068 1,78 0,99% 0,092%
2001 33.409.808 16.770.399 12.920.245 2.897.923 821.240 1,82 3,01% 0,093%
2000 32.433.292 15.745.204 13.328.926 2.759.689 599.474 1,81 9,61% 0,091%
1999 29.591.060 14.740.544 11.803.312 2.716.942 330.261 1,7 10,82% 0,085%
1998 26.702.536 13.084.049 10.770.686 2.621.330 226.472 1,58 3,76% 0,077%
1997 25.735.954 12.288.564 10.789.955 2.491.026 166.409 1,57 6,92% 0,074%
1996 24.070.225 11.423.935 10.153.531 2.372.178 120.582 1,51 3,81% 0,070%
1995 23.187.428 11.156.383 9.681.931 2.272.248 76.865 1,51 2,63% 0,069%
1994 22.593.987 10.025.927 10.374.741 2.148.559 44.760 1,54 12,93% 0,069%
1993 20.006.555 8.678.792 9.192.558 2.116.181 19.023 1,43 0,3% 0,062%
1992 19.945.901 9.595.349 8.271.710 2.067.057 11.786 1,5 2,93% 0,062%
1991 19.377.945 8.902.397 8.481.619 1.986.478 7.451 1,53 10,69% 0,060%
1990 17.507.109 7.107.360 8.393.127 2.005.479 1.144 1,45 5,56% 0,054%
1989 16.585.734 7.087.906 7.746.360 1.751.469 0 1,44 5,05% 0,052%
1988 15.787.678 6.866.979 7.213.395 1.707.304 0 1,43 31,58% 0,050%
1987 11.998.349 6.375.207 3.996.690 1.626.452 0 1,13 8,17% 0,039%
1986 11.091.878 5.820.108 3.681.609 1.590.161 0 1,08 5,94% 0,037%
1985 10.470.362 5.512.498 3.417.138 1.540.726 0 1,06 4,6% 0,036%
1984 10.009.860 5.164.981 3.344.154 1.500.725 0 1,06 2,23% 0,035%
1983 9.791.863 5.050.036 3.271.280 1.470.546 0 1,07 6,16% 0,035%
1982 9.223.684 4.591.299 3.192.719 1.439.666 0 1,05 6,76% 0,033%
1981 8.639.485 4.116.083 3.119.552 1.403.850 0 1,02 1,45% 0,031%
1980 8.516.175 4.102.413 3.047.413 1.366.349 0 1,05 12,78% 0,030%
1979 7.551.236 3.256.372 2.974.379 1.320.485 0 0,97 3,82% 0,026%
1978 7.273.237 3.045.495 2.935.949 1.291.793 0 0,97 4,82% 0,026%
1977 6.938.517 2.776.558 2.890.666 1.271.294 0 0,95 1,78% 0,025%
1976 6.816.841 2.730.784 2.839.530 1.246.527 0 0,97 4,84% 0,026%
1975 6.502.108 2.232.357 2.968.368 1.301.383 0 0,95 0,28% 0,026%
1974 6.483.856 2.331.082 2.900.198 1.252.576 0 0,97 3,57% 0,026%
1973 6.260.240 2.342.333 2.738.822 1.179.085 0 0,96 5,12% 0,025%
1972 5.955.556 1.925.072 2.827.660 1.202.825 0 0,93 4,58% 0,025%
1971 5.694.726 1.640.760 2.845.581 1.208.384 0 0,9 5,5% 0,024%
1970 5.397.940 1.627.575 2.635.403 1.134.962 0 0,87 0,023%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).