Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Iraq
0.003 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.002 kt per person
in 2023
Iraq rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
12th
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.003 kt per person against 0.002 kt per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.001 kt per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0057 kt per person | 0.0041 kt per person | 0.0016 kt per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.0073 kt per person | 0.0095 kt per person | 0.0022 kt per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0045 kt per person | 0.005 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0017 kt per person | 0.0039 kt per person | 0.0022 kt per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0022 kt per person | 0.0029 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.003 kt per person | 0.0024 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.003 kt per person | 0.0021 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Iraq, at 0.003 kt per person against 0.002 kt per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.001 kt per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.