Consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen
Yemen: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 0.6577 square meters in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen stood at 0.6577 square meters.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen peaked at 1.94 square meters in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2456 square meters, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 148th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 square meters | 1.19 square meters | 1.94 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9316 square meters | 0.4267 square meters | 1.64 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4927 square meters | 0.2456 square meters | 0.7426 square meters | 4 |
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More environment data for Yemen
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 32.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8107 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0196 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Yemen was 0.6577 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 square meters in 2008.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2456 square meters in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Yemen ranks 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.