Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Saudi Arabia
19.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
20.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 20.21 tonnes per person against 19.62 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.59 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 192 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.46 tonnes per person | 9.74 tonnes per person | 5.28 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 20.77 tonnes per person | 58.3 tonnes per person | 37.53 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 23.81 tonnes per person | 32.33 tonnes per person | 8.52 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 19.96 tonnes per person | 28.13 tonnes per person | 8.17 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 19.82 tonnes per person | 25.5 tonnes per person | 5.68 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 21.73 tonnes per person | 25.42 tonnes per person | 3.69 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 20.75 tonnes per person | 21.18 tonnes per person | 0.4228 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 20.21 tonnes per person against 19.62 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.59 tonnes per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th 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.