Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Saudi Arabia
66,920 kt
in 2023
United States of America
428,400 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
United States of America rank
8th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 428,400 kt against 66,920 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 361,480 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 12,227 kt 333,107 kt 320,880 kt United States of America
1970s 43,232 kt 381,640 kt 338,408 kt United States of America
1980s 37,036 kt 379,400 kt 342,364 kt United States of America
1990s 50,624 kt 371,840 kt 321,216 kt United States of America
2000s 57,512 kt 373,520 kt 316,008 kt United States of America
2010s 66,836 kt 379,400 kt 312,564 kt United States of America
2020s 66,780 kt 403,200 kt 336,420 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 428,400 kt against 66,920 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
361,480 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 (co2eq) from ch4?
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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 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