Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Equatorial Guinea
0.3713 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.3657 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0056 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0383 kilograms per international-$ | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.0648 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1725 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.096 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6937 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5977 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8874 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7868 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.4194 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7454 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3259 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.2666 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2939 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.2607 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1476 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.3524 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0426 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0056 kilograms per international-$, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).