Methane emissions in Yemen

Yemen emitted 11.8 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Yemen, 2024 11.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.5% 2023: 11.7 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 91st of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Yemen over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period YemenWorld
2024 11.8 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 11.7 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 13.0 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 13.2 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 13.1 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 13.2 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 12.4 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 11.4 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 9.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 10.9 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 17.0 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 18.0 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 16.6 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 18.6 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 20.9 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 20.1 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 19.3 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 21.1 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 20.4 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 17.0 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 14.7 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 15.0 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 12.9 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 12.9 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 13.3 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 11.7 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 17.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −30.5%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Yemen has the 91st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Yemen
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database