Iceland vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iceland
0.0%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0%
in 2024
Iceland rank
99th
Saudi Arabia rank
97th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iceland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 99th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 14 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iceland or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iceland ranks 99th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.