Africa vs Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Africa
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.91 million kt against 726,085 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.18 million kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 459,561 kt | 29,401 kt | 430,160 kt | Africa |
| 1970s | 764,657 kt | 137,825 kt | 626,832 kt | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.04 million kt | 209,934 kt | 831,226 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.34 million kt | 319,342 kt | 1.02 million kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.56 million kt | 421,565 kt | 1.14 million kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.78 million kt | 664,597 kt | 1.12 million kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.86 million kt | 690,311 kt | 1.17 million kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Saudi Arabia?
- Africa, at 1.91 million kt against 726,085 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.18 million kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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