Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Egypt
0.0429 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0416 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
32nd

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0429 kt per square kilometre against 0.0416 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0013 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Egypt
1970s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre Egypt
1980s 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Egypt
1990s 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 0.0197 kt per square kilometre 0.0183 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 0.0309 kt per square kilometre 0.0352 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0393 kt per square kilometre 0.0403 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Egypt, at 0.0429 kt per square kilometre against 0.0416 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
0.0013 kt per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.