Saudi Arabia vs United States: IPPU — Emissions
IPPU — Emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 137,000 kt against 89,500 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 47,500 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 232 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 462 kt | 104,767 kt | 104,305 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 1,562 kt | 115,890 kt | 114,328 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 8,310 kt | 106,790 kt | 98,480 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 17,650 kt | 123,600 kt | 105,950 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 39,350 kt | 118,950 kt | 79,600 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 75,680 kt | 118,800 kt | 43,120 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 86,700 kt | 136,000 kt | 49,300 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions, Saudi Arabia or United States?
- United States, at 137,000 kt against 89,500 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Saudi Arabia and United States?
- 47,500 kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). 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