Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita

Saudi Arabia
0.0195 kt per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0243 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0243 kt per person against 0.0195 kt per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0048 kt per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0057 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 0.0037 kt per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0204 kt per person 0.054 kt per person 0.0336 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0219 kt per person 0.0313 kt per person 0.0094 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0211 kt per person 0.0269 kt per person 0.0058 kt per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.018 kt per person 0.0246 kt per person 0.0066 kt per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.021 kt per person 0.0248 kt per person 0.0038 kt per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0194 kt per person 0.0243 kt per person 0.0049 kt per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per capita, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0243 kt per person against 0.0195 kt per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per capita between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.0048 kt per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.