Saudi Arabia vs United States: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia
0.0274 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0233 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
35th
United States rank
37th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0274 kt per square kilometre against 0.0233 kt per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0041 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 35th and United States ranks 37th of 155 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 0.0055 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0115 kt per square kilometre 0.0105 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.016 kt per square kilometre 0.0148 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0184 kt per square kilometre 0.011 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0136 kt per square kilometre 0.0201 kt per square kilometre 0.0065 kt per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0247 kt per square kilometre 0.0223 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or United States?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0274 kt per square kilometre against 0.0233 kt per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and United States?
0.0041 kt per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square kilometre?
Saudi Arabia ranks 35th and United States ranks 37th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
156 places, 8,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) 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.