Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 15,300 kt against 2,390 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 12,910 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th of 199 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 436.67 kt | 11,897 kt | 11,460 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 1,544 kt | 13,630 kt | 12,086 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1,323 kt | 13,550 kt | 12,227 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1,808 kt | 13,280 kt | 11,472 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2,054 kt | 13,340 kt | 11,286 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2,387 kt | 13,550 kt | 11,163 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2,385 kt | 14,400 kt | 12,015 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 15,300 kt against 2,390 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 12,910 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for energy — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf