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 1.7% 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 6.56 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% | 0.06% |
| 2023 | 32,365,881 | 10,625,380 | 11,723,005 | 4,107,460 | 5,910,036 | 1 | −3.57% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 33,562,911 | 10,984,096 | 12,990,982 | 4,089,965 | 5,497,868 | 1.06 | −0.12% | 0.06% |
| 2021 | 33,603,292 | 11,219,081 | 13,236,778 | 4,058,555 | 5,088,878 | 1.09 | 1.67% | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 33,051,044 | 11,317,350 | 13,127,678 | 3,937,127 | 4,668,889 | 1.09 | −1.94% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 33,705,398 | 12,342,320 | 13,231,785 | 3,869,928 | 4,261,365 | 1.14 | 5.94% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 31,816,446 | 11,993,287 | 12,378,698 | 3,582,553 | 3,861,908 | 1.1 | 12.46% | 0.06% |
| 2017 | 28,292,031 | 9,826,048 | 11,438,636 | 3,618,424 | 3,408,922 | 1 | 3.98% | 0.06% |
| 2016 | 27,208,254 | 10,629,555 | 9,931,869 | 3,608,038 | 3,038,792 | 0.99 | −13.56% | 0.06% |
| 2015 | 31,475,372 | 14,252,326 | 10,868,330 | 3,691,178 | 2,663,538 | 1.17 | −39.07% | 0.06% |
| 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% | 0.09% |
| 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% | 0.09% |
| 2001 | 33,409,808 | 16,770,399 | 12,920,245 | 2,897,923 | 821,240 | 1.82 | 3.01% | 0.09% |
| 2000 | 32,433,292 | 15,745,204 | 13,328,926 | 2,759,689 | 599,474 | 1.81 | 9.61% | 0.09% |
| 1999 | 29,591,060 | 14,740,544 | 11,803,312 | 2,716,942 | 330,261 | 1.7 | 10.82% | 0.08% |
| 1998 | 26,702,536 | 13,084,049 | 10,770,686 | 2,621,330 | 226,472 | 1.58 | 3.76% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 25,735,954 | 12,288,564 | 10,789,955 | 2,491,026 | 166,409 | 1.57 | 6.92% | 0.07% |
| 1996 | 24,070,225 | 11,423,935 | 10,153,531 | 2,372,178 | 120,582 | 1.51 | 3.81% | 0.07% |
| 1995 | 23,187,428 | 11,156,383 | 9,681,931 | 2,272,248 | 76,865 | 1.51 | 2.63% | 0.07% |
| 1994 | 22,593,987 | 10,025,927 | 10,374,741 | 2,148,559 | 44,760 | 1.54 | 12.93% | 0.07% |
| 1993 | 20,006,555 | 8,678,792 | 9,192,558 | 2,116,181 | 19,023 | 1.43 | 0.3% | 0.06% |
| 1992 | 19,945,901 | 9,595,349 | 8,271,710 | 2,067,057 | 11,786 | 1.5 | 2.93% | 0.06% |
| 1991 | 19,377,945 | 8,902,397 | 8,481,619 | 1,986,478 | 7,451 | 1.53 | 10.69% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 17,507,109 | 7,107,360 | 8,393,127 | 2,005,479 | 1,144 | 1.45 | 5.56% | 0.05% |
| 1989 | 16,585,734 | 7,087,906 | 7,746,360 | 1,751,469 | 0 | 1.44 | 5.05% | 0.05% |
| 1988 | 15,787,678 | 6,866,979 | 7,213,395 | 1,707,304 | 0 | 1.43 | 31.58% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 11,998,349 | 6,375,207 | 3,996,690 | 1,626,452 | 0 | 1.13 | 8.17% | 0.04% |
| 1986 | 11,091,878 | 5,820,108 | 3,681,609 | 1,590,161 | 0 | 1.08 | 5.94% | 0.04% |
| 1985 | 10,470,362 | 5,512,498 | 3,417,138 | 1,540,726 | 0 | 1.06 | 4.6% | 0.04% |
| 1984 | 10,009,860 | 5,164,981 | 3,344,154 | 1,500,725 | 0 | 1.06 | 2.23% | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 9,791,863 | 5,050,036 | 3,271,280 | 1,470,546 | 0 | 1.07 | 6.16% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 9,223,684 | 4,591,299 | 3,192,719 | 1,439,666 | 0 | 1.05 | 6.76% | 0.03% |
| 1981 | 8,639,485 | 4,116,083 | 3,119,552 | 1,403,850 | 0 | 1.02 | 1.45% | 0.03% |
| 1980 | 8,516,175 | 4,102,413 | 3,047,413 | 1,366,349 | 0 | 1.05 | 12.78% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 7,551,236 | 3,256,372 | 2,974,379 | 1,320,485 | 0 | 0.97 | 3.82% | 0.03% |
| 1978 | 7,273,237 | 3,045,495 | 2,935,949 | 1,291,793 | 0 | 0.97 | 4.82% | 0.03% |
| 1977 | 6,938,517 | 2,776,558 | 2,890,666 | 1,271,294 | 0 | 0.95 | 1.78% | 0.03% |
| 1976 | 6,816,841 | 2,730,784 | 2,839,530 | 1,246,527 | 0 | 0.97 | 4.84% | 0.03% |
| 1975 | 6,502,108 | 2,232,357 | 2,968,368 | 1,301,383 | 0 | 0.95 | 0.28% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 6,483,856 | 2,331,082 | 2,900,198 | 1,252,576 | 0 | 0.97 | 3.57% | 0.03% |
| 1973 | 6,260,240 | 2,342,333 | 2,738,822 | 1,179,085 | 0 | 0.96 | 5.12% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 5,955,556 | 1,925,072 | 2,827,660 | 1,202,825 | 0 | 0.93 | 4.58% | 0.02% |
| 1971 | 5,694,726 | 1,640,760 | 2,845,581 | 1,208,384 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5% | 0.02% |
| 1970 | 5,397,940 | 1,627,575 | 2,635,403 | 1,134,962 | 0 | 0.87 | – | 0.02% |
See also
- Yemen CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Yemen
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).