Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Qatar
0.0073 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0045 kt per person
in 2023
Qatar rank
2nd
Saudi Arabia rank
5th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0073 kt per person against 0.0045 kt per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0028 kt per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 186 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0044 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.004 kt per person Qatar
1970s 0.0025 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person Qatar
1980s 0.0044 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 0.0031 kt per person Qatar
1990s 0.0052 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person 0.0036 kt per person Qatar
2000s 0.007 kt per person 0.0028 kt per person 0.0043 kt per person Qatar
2010s 0.0073 kt per person 0.0038 kt per person 0.0035 kt per person Qatar
2020s 0.0071 kt per person 0.0044 kt per person 0.0027 kt per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, at 0.0073 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 Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
0.0028 kt per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Qatar ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (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.