Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: IPPU — Emissions per capita
Qatar
6.47 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
4.54 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Qatar rank
2nd
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6.47 t CO2eq/cap against 4.54 t CO2eq/cap in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.93 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 208 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.18 t CO2eq/cap | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | 3.56 t CO2eq/cap | Qatar |
| 2000s | 7.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2.77 t CO2eq/cap | 4.28 t CO2eq/cap | Qatar |
| 2010s | 6.86 t CO2eq/cap | 3.71 t CO2eq/cap | 3.15 t CO2eq/cap | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6.54 t CO2eq/cap | 4.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 6.47 t CO2eq/cap against 4.54 t CO2eq/cap in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.93 t CO2eq/cap, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Qatar ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.