Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita

Saudi Arabia
0.0027 kt per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0018 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0027 kt per person against 0.0018 kt per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0009 kt per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.001 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0013 kt per person 0.0015 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0019 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 0 kt per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0027 kt per person 0.002 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0027 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per capita, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0027 kt per person against 0.0018 kt per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per capita between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.0009 kt per person, with Saudi Arabia 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 ippu — emissions (co2), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.