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Carbon intensity of GDP in Yemen

Yemen: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
87th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4875 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2013
All-time low
0.2691 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Carbon intensity of GDP in Yemen, 1990–2018

00.10.20.30.40.51990200420181990: 0.297 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1991: 0.35 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1992: 0.349 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1993: 0.303 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1994: 0.328 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1995: 0.346 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1996: 0.338 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1997: 0.346 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1998: 0.347 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1999: 0.377 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2000: 0.379 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2001: 0.389 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2002: 0.376 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2003: 0.421 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2004: 0.423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2005: 0.432 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2006: 0.436 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2007: 0.447 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2008: 0.448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2009: 0.472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2010: 0.418 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2011: 0.418 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2012: 0.391 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2013: 0.487 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2014: 0.481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2015: 0.336 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2016: 0.276 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2017: 0.269 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2018: 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2018, carbon intensity of gdp in Yemen stood at 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Yemen peaked at 0.4875 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2691 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2017.

That places Yemen 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Yemen, year by year

Year kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.2972 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP —
1991 0.3502 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +17.8%
1992 0.3488 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.4%
1993 0.3033 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -13.0%
1994 0.3284 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +8.2%
1995 0.3458 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +5.3%
1996 0.3384 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.1%
1997 0.3459 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.2%
1998 0.3474 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.4%
1999 0.3772 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +8.6%
2000 0.3794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.6%
2001 0.3893 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.6%
2002 0.3756 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.5%
2003 0.4206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +12.0%
2004 0.4232 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.6%
2005 0.4319 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.0%
2006 0.4361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.0%
2007 0.4474 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.6%
2008 0.448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.1%
2009 0.4721 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +5.4%
2010 0.4179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -11.5%
2011 0.418 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.0%
2012 0.3905 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -6.6%
2013 0.4875 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +24.8%
2014 0.481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.3%
2015 0.3358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -30.2%
2016 0.2763 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -17.7%
2017 0.2691 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.6%
2018 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3382 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2972 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3772 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.4224 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3756 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4721 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.378 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2691 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4875 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 9

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 84 El Salvador 0.329 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  2. 85 Samoa 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  3. 86 Dominican Republic 0.3266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  4. 88 Ghana 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  5. 89 Madagascar 0.3227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  6. 90 Argentina 0.314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Yemen?
Carbon intensity of gdp in Yemen was 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2018, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 0.4875 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2013.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2691 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Yemen rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
Yemen ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2018.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.