Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Saudi Arabia
0.002 kt per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0025 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
12th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0025 kt per person against 0.002 kt per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0005 kt per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0041 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0041 kt per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0095 kt per person 0.0259 kt per person 0.0164 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.005 kt per person 0.0094 kt per person 0.0045 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0039 kt per person 0.0085 kt per person 0.0045 kt per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0029 kt per person 0.0042 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0024 kt per person 0.0028 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0021 kt per person 0.0025 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0025 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 Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.0005 kt per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th 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.