Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Canada
8,579 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
8,612 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
131st
Saudi Arabia rank
130th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8,612 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,579 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 33 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 131st and Saudi Arabia ranks 130th of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,895 tonnes per square kilometre | 87.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,807 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 4,549 tonnes per square kilometre | 338.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,211 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 5,300 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,031 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,269 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 6,081 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,107 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,974 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 6,952 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,584 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,368 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 7,757 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,014 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,744 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 8,424 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,140 tonnes per square kilometre | 284.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8,612 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,579 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 33 tonnes per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Canada ranks 131st and Saudi Arabia ranks 130th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.