Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion

Northern America
4,935
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
534.68
in 2023
Northern America rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
12th

Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion over time

  • Northern America
  • Saudi Arabia
02.0k4.0k6.0k200020112023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 4,935 against 534.68 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4,400.

That makes Northern America's figure about 9.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 37 groups.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 6,113 297.22 5,815 Northern America
2010s 5,505 487.21 5,018 Northern America
2020s 4,971 514.86 4,456 Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion, Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
Northern America, at 4,935 against 534.68 in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
4,400, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
Northern America ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-millions-of-tonnes/northern-america/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-millions-of-tonnes/northern-america/saudi-arabia/">Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
197 places, 4,711 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed