Iceland vs Saudi Arabia: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Iceland
0.0049 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0045 kt per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0049 kt per person against 0.0045 kt per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0004 kt per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0091 kt per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0103 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0097 kt per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0086 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 0.0072 kt per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0032 kt per person | 0.0016 kt per person | 0.0016 kt per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0044 kt per person | 0.0028 kt per person | 0.0016 kt per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0059 kt per person | 0.0038 kt per person | 0.0021 kt per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0051 kt per person | 0.0044 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Iceland or Saudi Arabia?
- Iceland, at 0.0049 kt per person against 0.0045 kt per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0004 kt per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.