Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Saudi Arabia
544.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
530.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
United Arab Emirates rank
49th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 544.08 tonnes per person against 530.28 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 13.8 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 49th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 62.81 tonnes per person 11.25 tonnes per person 51.57 tonnes per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 154.99 tonnes per person 284.59 tonnes per person 129.6 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 273.66 tonnes per person 404.78 tonnes per person 131.12 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 345.33 tonnes per person 455.88 tonnes per person 110.54 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 381.17 tonnes per person 435.57 tonnes per person 54.41 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 454.87 tonnes per person 459.35 tonnes per person 4.48 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 545.51 tonnes per person 534.18 tonnes per person 11.33 tonnes per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
Saudi Arabia, at 544.08 tonnes per person against 530.28 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
13.8 tonnes per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 49th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.