Latvia vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Latvia
525.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
538.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
40th
Saudi Arabia rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Latvia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 538.81 tonnes per person against 525.56 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 13.25 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.77 tonnes per person | 61.32 tonnes per person | 26.45 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 146.75 tonnes per person | 149.12 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 224.7 tonnes per person | 263.65 tonnes per person | 38.95 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 299.11 tonnes per person | 332.82 tonnes per person | 33.72 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 371.25 tonnes per person | 372.13 tonnes per person | 0.8851 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 459.21 tonnes per person | 448.33 tonnes per person | 10.89 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 2020s | 513.92 tonnes per person | 539.83 tonnes per person | 25.91 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Latvia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 538.81 tonnes per person against 525.56 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Latvia and Saudi Arabia?
- 13.25 tonnes per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.