Saudi Arabia vs Serbia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Saudi Arabia
0.3657 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Serbia
0.3806 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Serbia rank
25th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0149 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Serbia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 28th and Serbia ranks 25th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0663 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6162 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5499 kilograms per international-$ | Serbia |
| 1960s | 0.2373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5726 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3353 kilograms per international-$ | Serbia |
| 1970s | 0.6937 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0724 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.8874 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6416 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2458 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.7454 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1727 kilograms per international-$ | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.5605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.4082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.468 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0597 kilograms per international-$ | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.3951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3972 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0021 kilograms per international-$ | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Saudi Arabia or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.3806 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 Saudi Arabia and Serbia?
- 0.0149 kilograms per international-$, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Serbia?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Serbia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th and Serbia ranks 25th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).