+3.4 °C
Temperature
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +2.3 °C → +3.4 °C
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +1.9 °C → +2.3 °C
Hottest month +3.5 °C by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
Yemen Climate risk profile and hazard map
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Income
- Lower middle income
- ISO
- YEM
Yemen: high governance pressure, led by flood exposure.
Live events
Hourly disaster feed, shown alongside the standing risk below. Open the live mapHow risky is Yemen, overall?
The composite and its five dimensions. Higher means more risk.
High 66 / 100
5y
- 52 Climate Medium
- 43 Nature +0.9 Medium
- 69 Social High
- 88 Governance Critical
- 76 Adaptation +0.1 High
Which hazards threaten Yemen most?
Physical hazard intensity. INFORM Risk Index, 0 to 10.
- 6.0FloodHigh
- 5.9DRR capacityMedium
Yemen in global context
Risk-ranked against its cohorts. Click any country to open its page.
18
Western Asia
#18 of 18 · median 4348
Asia
#48 of 48 · median 4753
Lower middle income
#53 of 53 · median 49Put two countries head to head
Compare with any neighbour on all risks and their 5-year trajectory.
Yemen: outlook from 2050 to 2100
Projected physical change under a moderate (SSP2-4.5) and a high (SSP5-8.5) emissions pathway.
By 2080 under a high-emissions pathway, Yemen is projected to warm +3.4 °C, with annual rainfall changing +14 mm.
+14 mm
Precipitation
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +11 mm → +14 mm
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +8 mm → +9 mm
Driest month 0 mm by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
32%
Water stress
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 33% → 32%
- Current path SSP3-7.0
- 32% → 32%
Share of land under high or extreme water stress; 34% today.
0.4%
River flooding
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 0.5% → 0.4%
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- 0.6% → 0.7%
Land exposed to a 100-year river flood; 0% today.
Sea level
Yemen: under high emissions, a 100-year coastal flood in 2080 could reach 3 of its largest cities.
Coastal sea-level rise
20502100
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +0.23 m → +0.77 m
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +0.20 m → +0.53 m
Largest exposed cities
PopulationMax depth
Max depth: the deepest water within 12 km of the city center in a 100-year coastal flood in 2080, under RCP8.5 with high-end sea-level rise (95th percentile), ignoring flood defenses and land subsidence. Source: WRI Aqueduct Floods.
Regional estimate for the country's coast (IPCC AR6 median), not the global average.
Projections from public CMIP6 (WorldClim 2.1, 5-model median, against a 1970-2000 baseline), WRI Aqueduct 4.0 and IPCC AR6 data. Monthly and bioclimatic aggregates, not daily-threshold indices. Forward-looking estimates, not a re-scored site risk.
Indicator panel
Every source-level indicator behind the dimensions above. Sort by score, value, or name.
Renewable Energy Share | 3.70 % of total energy | 96.2 |
Land Surface Temperature | 41.1 deg C change | 93.3 |
Coastal Protection Needed | 94.7 % coast | 93.1 |
Fossil Fuel Consumption | 93.0 % of total | 92.8 |
Renewable Electricity Share | 21.1 % of total | 78.9 |
Cooling Degree Days | 5079 degree days | 69.5 |
Energy Imports | -11.0 % of energy use | 67.9 |
Flood Risk | 6.00 0-10 | 60.0 |
Access to Clean Fuels | 48.3 % population | 51.7 |
PM2.5 Air Pollution | 34.8 ug/m3 | 37.3 |
Heat Index | 20.5 index | 15.0 |
Energy Intensity | 2.07 MJ/$2017 PPP GDP | 5.6 |
N2O Emissions Per Capita | 0.09 kt CO2e per capita | 2.2 |
CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.28 metric tons | 0.8 |
Heating Degree Days | 110 degree days | 0.8 |
Coal Electricity Share | 0.00 % of total | 0.0 |
Energy Use Per Capita | 68.9 kg oil eq per capita | 0.0 |
Freshwater Withdrawal Rate | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Projected Vector Disease Change | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Dam Capacity | 1.00 0-1 | 99.7 |
Protected Areas | 0.60 % of land | 99.4 |
Forest Area | 1.04 % of land | 98.9 |
Health Expenditure Per Capita | 0.97 0-1 | 96.9 |
Agricultural Capacity | 0.97 0-1 | 96.7 |
Freshwater Withdrawal | 170 % of internal resources | 92.4 |
Paved Roads | 0.92 0-1 | 92.0 |
Access to Improved Sanitation | 0.82 0-1 | 81.7 |
Quality of Trade Infrastructure | 0.79 0-1 | 79.5 |
Environmental Treaties Engagement | 0.79 0-1 | 79.3 |
Dependency Ratio | 0.79 0-1 | 79.1 |
Agriculture GDP Share | 28.7 % of GDP | 73.7 |
Age Dependency Ratio | 0.73 0-1 | 73.4 |
Child Malnutrition | 0.69 0-1 | 69.4 |
Projected Cereal Yield Change | 0.69 0-1 | 68.9 |
Protected Biome Areas | 0.68 0-1 | 67.5 |
Projected Climate-Related Deaths | 0.67 0-1 | 66.7 |
Projected Warm Period Change | 0.65 0-1 | 65.3 |
Rural Population | 0.65 0-1 | 64.8 |
Projected Biome Distribution Change | 0.65 0-1 | 64.7 |
Food Import Dependency | 0.62 0-1 | 62.3 |
Food Production Index | 118 index | 55.6 |
Projected Marine Biodiversity Loss | 0.54 0-1 | 54.1 |
Agricultural Land | 44.4 % of land | 52.3 |
Slum Population | 0.45 0-1 | 44.6 |
Projected Hydropower Change | 0.44 0-1 | 43.7 |
Projected Population Change | 0.43 0-1 | 42.8 |
Tsunami Risk | 3.60 0-10 | 36.0 |
Urban Concentration | 0.35 0-1 | 35.2 |
Projected Flood Hazard Change | 0.32 0-1 | 31.9 |
Natural Capital Dependency | 0.20 0-1 | 19.8 |
Earthquake Risk | 1.70 0-10 | 17.0 |
Electricity Access | 0.17 0-1 | 16.6 |
Population Below 5m | 0.10 0-1 | 9.5 |
Threatened Mammal Species | 11.0 count | 5.8 |
Projected Sea Level Rise Impact | 0.05 0-1 | 4.7 |
Water Stress | 170 % | 4.4 |
Natural Resource Depletion | 0.77 % of GNI | 2.1 |
Forest Depletion | 0.06 % of GNI | 0.3 |
Tree Cover Loss | 0.00 hectares | 0.0 |
Projected Annual Runoff Change | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Projected Groundwater Change | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Water Dependency Ratio | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Energy Import Dependency | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Uprooted People | 10.0 0-10 | 100.0 |
Gender Labor Ratio | 8.14 ratio F/M | 99.2 |
Internet Users | 13.8 % population | 93.1 |
Food Security | 8.70 0-10 | 87.0 |
Development and Deprivation | 8.50 0-10 | 85.0 |
Labor Participation | 33.8 % (15+) | 84.3 |
Sanitation Access | 19.2 % population | 83.1 |
Aid Dependency | 7.90 0-10 | 79.0 |
Undernourishment | 39.5 % population | 75.8 |
Fertility Rate | 4.59 births per woman | 71.5 |
Children Under 5 | 6.00 0-10 | 60.0 |
Net Migration | -5233 persons | 54.9 |
Life Expectancy | 69.3 years | 53.5 |
GDP Growth | 0.75 % annual | 53.4 |
Unemployment Rate | 17.1 % | 48.5 |
Communicable Disease Deaths | 30.1 % | 45.2 |
Under-5 Mortality Rate | 39.3 per 1,000 | 33.4 |
Overweight Adults | 37.3 % adults | 33.3 |
Recent Shocks | 3.00 0-10 | 30.0 |
Access to Electricity | 83.6 % population | 17.3 |
Health Conditions | 1.30 0-10 | 13.0 |
Aging Population | 2.51 % population | 2.7 |
Population Density | 72.4 people/km2 | 0.4 |
Patent Applications | 20.0 count | 100.0 |
Legal Rights Strength | 0.00 0-12 | 100.0 |
Scientific Articles | 415 count | 100.0 |
Women in Parliament | 0.00 % seats | 100.0 |
Political Stability | -2.56 -2.5 to +2.5 | 100.0 |
Government Effectiveness | -2.28 -2.5 to +2.5 | 95.5 |
INFORM Governance Index | 8.70 0-10 | 87.0 |
Regulatory Quality | -1.84 -2.5 to +2.5 | 86.9 |
Rule of Law | -1.84 -2.5 to +2.5 | 86.8 |
Control of Corruption | -1.65 -2.5 to +2.5 | 83.0 |
Voice and Accountability | -1.55 -2.5 to +2.5 | 81.0 |
Healthcare Access | 7.60 0-10 | 76.0 |
Physical Infrastructure | 6.30 0-10 | 63.0 |
Disaster Risk Reduction | 5.90 0-10 | 59.0 |
Communication Infrastructure | 5.70 0-10 | 57.0 |
Innovation (Readiness) | 0.00 0-1 | 99.7 |
Control of Corruption (Readiness) | 0.05 0-1 | 95.4 |
Education (Readiness) | 0.05 0-1 | 94.5 |
Political Stability (Readiness) | 0.13 0-1 | 87.1 |
Rule of Law (Readiness) | 0.14 0-1 | 86.0 |
Regulatory Quality (Readiness) | 0.15 0-1 | 85.2 |
ICT Infrastructure | 0.29 0-1 | 71.5 |
Doing Business Score | 0.38 0-1 | 62.0 |
Social Inequality (Readiness) | 0.58 0-1 | 41.8 |
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Common questions
Answer-first, drawn from the same data above.
How risky is Yemen?
Yemen: high governance pressure, led by flood exposure. Its overall risk score is 66 out of 100 (high), blended from World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.
What drives Yemen's risk?
Yemen's highest pressures are governance (88, critical) and adaptation (76). Its strongest area is nature (43).
How might Yemen's climate change by 2080?
Yemen's climate zones stay broadly stable through 2080 even under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5); its Koppen-based climate-hazard pressure index holds near 66 out of 100. This forward-looking outlook is separate from the historical ND-GAIN scores.
How much will Yemen warm by 2080?
Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), Yemen is on track to warm by +3.4 °C by 2080, with annual precipitation changing by +14 mm; under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5) the warming is about +2.3 °C. Based on CMIP6 multi-model projections against a 1970-2000 baseline.
How much will sea levels rise along Yemen's coast?
Coastal sea level along Yemen is projected to rise by +0.77 m by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), and by about +0.53 m under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5). Based on the regional median of IPCC AR6 projections.
How will water stress change in Yemen?
The share of Yemen under high water stress is projected to move from 34% today to 32% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct projections.
How will river-flood exposure change in Yemen?
The share of Yemen exposed to river flooding is projected to move from 0% today to 0.4% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct riverine-flood projections.
When was Yemen's risk data last updated?
Updated September 2026, drawing on World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.