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Yemen vs Azerbaijan

28 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Yemen; the dashed grey line is Azerbaijan.

Country A · Yemen
Country B · Azerbaijan

Climate

CO2 emissions

Yemen: 10.1 Mt CO2/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 39.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024
02040601960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 2013low 1951

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Yemen: 0.25 t CO2/person/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 3.85 t CO2/person/year · 2024
051960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 1968low 1951

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Yemen: 0.54 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Azerbaijan: 1.02 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2019401960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 2024low 1950

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Yemen: 11.6 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 12.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
010201850190019502000Azerbaijanhigh 2007

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Yemen: 26.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 57.3 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
02040601850190019502000Azerbaijanhigh 2009

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Yemen: 5.11 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 2.98 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0241850190019502000Azerbaijan

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Yemen: 0.09 kg CO2/person/year · 2018Azerbaijan: 69.5 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
0204060201320142015201620172018Azerbaijan

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Yemen: 875.5 kWh/person/year · 2023Azerbaijan: 20,137 kWh/person/year · 2024
010k20k30k19801990200020102020Azerbaijanhigh 2009low 2021

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Yemen: 11.2 % of electricity · 2024Azerbaijan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
05101520002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2021

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Yemen: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Azerbaijan: 0.32 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Yemen: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Azerbaijan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
-10120002005201020152020Azerbaijan

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Yemen: 87.6 % of electricity · 2024Azerbaijan: 0.25 % of electricity · 2025
05010020002005201020152020Azerbaijanlow 2015

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Yemen: 1.14 % of electricity · 2024Azerbaijan: 87.6 % of electricity · 2025
05010020002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2015

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Forest area

Yemen: 1.04 % of land · 2025Azerbaijan: 14.7 % of land · 2025
0510151990200020102020Azerbaijan

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Yemen: 23.7 deaths/year · 2021Azerbaijan: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
05010020002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2007

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Yemen: 0.87 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Azerbaijan: 0.94 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020Azerbaijanlow 2021

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Yemen: 1.10 % of land area · 2024Azerbaijan: 22.1 % of land area · 2024
01020201420162018202020222024Azerbaijan

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Yemen: 13.7 kg/person/year · 2023Azerbaijan: 39.4 kg/person/year · 2023
02040198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 2014low 1973

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Yemen: 4.55 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Azerbaijan: 27.3 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
02040197019801990200020102020Azerbaijanhigh 2013

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Yemen: 0.40 % of territorial waters · 2024Azerbaijan: 1.00 % of territorial waters · 2024
00.51201420162018202020222024Azerbaijan

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Yemen: 37.0 % living in cities · 2025Azerbaijan: 58.6 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Yemen: 169.8 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Azerbaijan: 57.5 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
05010015020002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2005

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Yemen: 54.9 m³/person/year · 2022Azerbaijan: 800.2 m³/person/year · 2022
05001k198020002020Azerbaijan

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Yemen: 106.0 mm/year · 2025Azerbaijan: 508.2 mm/year · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 1950low 2012

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Yemen: -35.5 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Azerbaijan: -21.9 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
010020019401960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 1950low 2012

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Yemen: 43.1 % of population · 2024Azerbaijan: 68.0 % of population · 2024
020406020002005201020152020Azerbaijan

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Yemen: 35.0 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Azerbaijan: 23.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2012

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Yemen: 98.8 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Azerbaijan: 0.00 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
02k4k1990200020102020Azerbaijanhigh 1995low 1989

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data