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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Yemen: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Yemen is placed 49th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 0.249 (2024); Water Stress 281.48 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
49th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Yemen on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.249
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Yemen: 0.249. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.249 Yemen
- Land neighbours
- Oman 15.65 · Saudi Arabia 20.38
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
281.48
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Yemen: 281.48. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Western Asia
- 4.21 Georgia
- Land neighbours
- Oman 116.71 · Saudi Arabia 974.17
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Yemen, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Western Asia
- 8.77 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Oman 0.02 · Saudi Arabia 0.01
0.514
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Yemen: 0.514. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.514 Yemen
- Land neighbours
- Oman 4.945
02Over time
Which way Yemen is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
YemenWorld median
Yemen fell from 0.807 in 2000 to 0.249 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Yemen World median 2024 0.249 3.210 2023 0.257 3.145 2022 0.272 3.162 2021 0.286 3.087 2020 0.298 2.903 2019 0.336 3.273 2018 0.338 3.036 2017 0.278 3.049 2016 0.313 2.894 2015 0.453 2.846 2014 0.880 2.919 2013 0.931 2.779 2012 0.720 2.770 2011 0.820 2.748 2010 0.965 2.812 2009 1.037 2.799 2008 0.977 2.979 2007 0.974 2.593 2006 1.015 2.865 2005 0.956 2.885 2004 0.910 2.802 2003 0.867 2.918 2002 0.802 2.785 2001 0.850 2.726 2000 0.807 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
YemenWorld median
Yemen rose from 161.14 in 2000 to 281.48 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Yemen World median 2023 281 10.000 2022 281 10.190 2021 281 10.460 2020 281 10.460 2019 281 10.890 2018 281 10.460 2017 281 10.460 2016 281 10.460 2015 281 10.190 2014 276 10.460 2013 270 10.460 2012 264 10.460 2011 258 10.460 2010 253 10.710 2009 248 10.960 2008 243 10.815 2007 238 11.180 2006 233 10.430 2005 228 10.250 2004 219 10.715 2003 211 10.370 2002 202 10.180 2001 194 10.130 2000 161 10.070 Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person) · lower is better
YemenWorld median
Yemen fell from 0.763 in 2000 to 0.514 in 2025; the world median went from 1.95 to 2.296.
Every year’s figures
Year Yemen World median 2025 0.514 2.2963 2024 0.529 2.3139 2023 0.554 2.3174 2022 0.596 2.2724 2021 0.666 2.3370 2020 0.687 2.3057 2019 0.619 2.2578 2018 0.595 2.2485 2017 0.614 2.2209 2016 0.597 2.2308 2015 0.653 2.3000 2014 0.938 2.3814 2013 0.889 2.3363 2012 0.894 2.4200 2011 0.768 2.4794 2010 0.848 2.3679 2009 0.918 2.2224 2008 0.785 2.1727 2007 0.886 2.2036 2006 0.870 2.1203 2005 0.866 2.1512 2004 0.861 2.1055 2003 0.836 2.0449 2002 0.809 2.1195 2001 0.825 2.2004 2000 0.763 1.9499
03In context
Yemen beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Yemen and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 49th | 0.249 | 281.48 | — | 0.514 |
 Oman | 181st | 15.65 | 116.71 | 0.02 | 4.945 |
 Saudi Arabia | 185th | 20.38 | 974.17 | 0.01 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Yemen in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Yemen is ahead of the world, and behind
40 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Yemen does better than the middle country measured.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.3820.966No earlier reading
Yemen: 0.382 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 176th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27911.245.279▲ Improved since 2014
Yemen: 11.24 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Yemen does worse than the middle country measured.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5652.631.565▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 2.63 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 51st of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75591.43433.75▲ Improved since 2014
Yemen: 591.43 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 44th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.0611.2432.06▲ Improved since 2014
Yemen: 11.24 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 162 · derived.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3211.2437.32▲ Improved since 2014
Yemen: 11.24 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 124th of 162 · derived.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7384.0922.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Yemen: 4.092 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.452614.45▲ Improved since 2013
Yemen: 26 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 51st of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.14.7616.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 4.76 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.185.8318.18No real change since 2015
Yemen: 5.83 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.433.14No real change since 2015
Yemen: 2.43 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 152nd of 186 · derived.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 57.45No earlier reading
Yemen: 7.4 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 26th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.1724.834.17No real change since 2015
Yemen: 24.83 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 16th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6634.6941.663No earlier reading
Yemen: 4.694 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.4650.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 0.465 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 146th of 156 · derived.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4431.3347.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Yemen: 31.33 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 184th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52854.942,528No real change since 2012
Yemen: 54.94 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 176th of 181 · derived.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.6290.45▼ Worsened since 2014
Yemen: 0.629 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 185th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Yemen: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Yemen: 0 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
No better end20
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1490.7462.14No real change since 2012
Yemen: 90.74 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 25th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04911.243.049Moved since 2014
Yemen: 11.24 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,375152,44052,375Moved since 2014
Yemen: 152,440 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.410.144Moved since 2014
Yemen: 0.41 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9644.4237.96No real change since 2013
Yemen: 44.42 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 81st of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69396.33325.69No real change since 2015
Yemen: 396.33 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6359,0038,635Moved since 2013
Yemen: 9,003 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 96th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278543,000689,278Moved since 2013
Yemen: 543,000 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 95th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,9271,6578,927Moved since 2015
Yemen: 1,657 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9541.5812.954Moved since 1990
Yemen: 1.581 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824708.3713,824Moved since 2015
Yemen: 708.37 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0290.109No real change since 2013
Yemen: 0.029 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 159th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.368.9387.36Moved since 2013
Yemen: 8.93 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 158th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Yemen: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.20.535No real change since 2013
Yemen: 0.2 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 159th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.632.26137.63Moved since 2013
Yemen: 2.261 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8313.7257.83Moved since 2013
Yemen: 13.72 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.081.0431.08No real change since 2013
Yemen: 1.04 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 195th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.11.73Moved since 2014
Yemen: 0.1 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 168th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77503,775Moved since 2015
Yemen: 0 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
No current reading for Yemen
Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Temperature Change on Land (last 1997), Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) (last 2018), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Yemen’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Yemen’s best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability49th of 1863/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality118th of 1592/3 keys
- Energyjoint 127th of 1652/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing172nd of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital170th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 155th of 1773/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge187th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture175th of 1842/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions189th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties195th of 1983/4 keys
- Work & Labour181st of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience192nd of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology198th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality183rd of 1832/4 keys
- Peace & Security177th of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Yemen can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Palestine24th2/4 keysThis page
Yemen49th3/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Yemen on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Yemen rank on environment & sustainability?
Yemen is placed 49th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Yemen?
0.249 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Yemen?
281.48 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Yemen compare with Saudi Arabia on environment & sustainability?
Saudi Arabia is placed 185th of 186, and Yemen 49th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Saudi Arabia 20.38, Yemen 0.249; Water Stress: Saudi Arabia 974.17, Yemen 281.48.
How have Yemen’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 0.807 in 2000 to 0.249 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 161.14 in 2000 to 281.48 in 2023; Ecological Footprint fell from 0.763 in 2000 to 0.514 in 2025.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Yemen?
No current reading is published for Yemen on Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Temperature Change on Land, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 40 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Yemen’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Yemen (banner) — Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Yemen: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/yemen/environment