Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Kazakhstan
18.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
19.21 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.21 billion tonnes against 18.97 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 239.00 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 194 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1930s 2.05 billion tonnes -446,000 tonnes 2.05 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1940s 2.29 billion tonnes 37.70 million tonnes 2.25 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1950s 3.83 billion tonnes 126.53 million tonnes 3.70 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1960s 6.37 billion tonnes 183.86 million tonnes 6.19 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1970s 8.47 billion tonnes 727.29 million tonnes 7.74 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1980s 10.85 billion tonnes 2.22 billion tonnes 8.64 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1990s 13.11 billion tonnes 4.53 billion tonnes 8.58 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2000s 14.20 billion tonnes 7.70 billion tonnes 6.49 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2010s 16.33 billion tonnes 12.93 billion tonnes 3.40 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2020s 18.42 billion tonnes 17.84 billion tonnes 584.12 million tonnes Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Kazakhstan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 19.21 billion tonnes against 18.97 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia?
239.00 million tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia?
89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.