Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Italy
14.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
11.72 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 14.08 billion tonnes against 11.72 billion tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.35 billion tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 51.12 million tonnes | 542,271 tonnes | 50.58 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 70.33 million tonnes | 41.75 million tonnes | 28.58 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 222.30 million tonnes | 130.16 million tonnes | 92.14 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 977.55 million tonnes | 162.35 million tonnes | 815.20 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.08 billion tonnes | 317.55 million tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.64 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 4.57 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.15 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 5.58 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.68 billion tonnes | 4.53 billion tonnes | 6.14 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.64 billion tonnes | 7.80 billion tonnes | 4.84 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 13.77 billion tonnes | 10.84 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Italy, at 14.08 billion tonnes against 11.72 billion tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.35 billion tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Italy ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.