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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.