Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Australia
15.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
19.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.62 tonnes per person against 15.75 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 3.87 tonnes per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.43 tonnes per person | 4.46 tonnes per person | 23.96 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 16.19 tonnes per person | 20.77 tonnes per person | 4.58 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 18.83 tonnes per person | 23.81 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 21.93 tonnes per person | 19.96 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 25.77 tonnes per person | 19.82 tonnes per person | 5.95 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 24 tonnes per person | 21.73 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.97 tonnes per person | 20.75 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Australia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 19.62 tonnes per person against 15.75 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.87 tonnes per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.