What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Honduras and Saudi Arabia?

882,420 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Saudi Arabia?

52 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Honduras

5.86 million tonnes

in 2017

Saudi Arabia

6.75 million tonnes

in 2024

Honduras rank

119th

Saudi Arabia rank

117th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Honduras
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 6.75 million tonnes against 5.86 million tonnes in Honduras, a difference of 882,420 tonnes.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Honduras's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.

Honduras ranks 119th and Saudi Arabia ranks 117th of 179 countries.

Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1930s	443,879 tonnes	0 tonnes	443,879 tonnes	Honduras
1940s	446,562 tonnes	0 tonnes	446,562 tonnes	Honduras
1980s	450,779 tonnes	0 tonnes	450,779 tonnes	Honduras
1990s	485,206 tonnes	186,655 tonnes	298,552 tonnes	Honduras
2000s	2.42 million tonnes	606,884 tonnes	1.81 million tonnes	Honduras
2010s	5.06 million tonnes	1.87 million tonnes	3.20 million tonnes	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Honduras or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 6.75 million tonnes against 5.86 million tonnes in Honduras as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Honduras and Saudi Arabia?: 882,420 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Saudi Arabia?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2017.
How do Honduras and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?: Honduras ranks 119th and Saudi Arabia ranks 117th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.