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
00.0030.0050.0070.010.013196119922023

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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.