Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq)

Saudi Arabia
150,990 kt
in 2023
United States of America
373,695 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
United States of America rank
10th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 373,695 kt against 150,990 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 222,705 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 10th of 201 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 1,012 kt 209,031 kt 208,019 kt United States of America
1970s 2,821 kt 254,700 kt 251,879 kt United States of America
1980s 11,183 kt 262,692 kt 251,508 kt United States of America
1990s 21,169 kt 296,107 kt 274,938 kt United States of America
2000s 56,702 kt 308,005 kt 251,303 kt United States of America
2010s 107,051 kt 324,523 kt 217,472 kt United States of America
2020s 142,242 kt 363,366 kt 221,124 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 373,695 kt against 150,990 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
222,705 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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