Saudi Arabia vs Western Asia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 2.37 million kt against 726,085 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.64 million kt.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 3.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and Western Asia ranks 13th of 231 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,401 kt | 292,171 kt | 262,770 kt | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 137,825 kt | 555,858 kt | 418,033 kt | Western Asia |
| 1980s | 209,934 kt | 681,924 kt | 471,990 kt | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 319,342 kt | 1.10 million kt | 782,331 kt | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 421,565 kt | 1.45 million kt | 1.03 million kt | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 664,597 kt | 2.08 million kt | 1.42 million kt | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 690,311 kt | 2.27 million kt | 1.58 million kt | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Saudi Arabia or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 2.37 million kt against 726,085 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Saudi Arabia and Western Asia?
- 1.64 million kt, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Western Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Western Asia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and Western Asia ranks 13th of 231 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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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