Human caused air pollution exposure in Yemen
Yemen: Human caused air pollution exposure was 24.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.32
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
44th
of 240 countries
All-time high
27.39
in 2011
All-time low
16.72
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Yemen, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, human caused air pollution exposure in Yemen stood at 24.32.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Yemen peaked at 27.39 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.72, in 1998.
That places Yemen 44th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.72 | — |
| 1999 | 19.19 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 20.51 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 18.01 | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 18.48 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.47 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 18.49 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 19.52 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 21.11 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 21.63 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.93 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 21.17 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 23.06 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 27.39 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 24.88 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 23.9 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 24.8 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 24.33 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.67 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 23.35 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.77 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 26.6 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 24.23 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 24.08 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 25.11 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 21.78 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 24.32 | +11.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 24.32 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.3, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 24.32 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.47, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.95 | 16.72 | 19.19 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.03 | 18.01 | 21.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.68 | 23.06 | 27.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9 | 21.78 | 25.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5266 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.67 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Yemen?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Yemen was 24.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 27.39 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.72 in 1998.
- How does Yemen rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Yemen ranks 44th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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