Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
25,585 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
726,085 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 726,085 kt against 25,585 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 700,500 kt.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 28.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 20 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 4,384 kt 29,401 kt 25,016 kt Saudi Arabia
1970s 6,948 kt 137,825 kt 130,877 kt Saudi Arabia
1980s 11,164 kt 209,934 kt 198,770 kt Saudi Arabia
1990s 11,672 kt 319,342 kt 307,670 kt Saudi Arabia
2000s 12,165 kt 421,565 kt 409,399 kt Saudi Arabia
2010s 20,976 kt 664,597 kt 643,620 kt Saudi Arabia
2020s 25,248 kt 690,311 kt 665,062 kt Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Democratic Republic of the Congo or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 726,085 kt against 25,585 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saudi Arabia?
700,500 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 20 countries.
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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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