Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia: Methane emissions
Ethiopia
119.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
117.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Methane emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 119.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 117.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 13 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 815,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 830,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 12.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 849,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 14.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 875,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 15.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 903,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 17.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 901,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 19.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 861,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 20.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 827,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 22.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 25.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 619,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 38.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 41.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 44.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 51.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 69.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 98.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 117.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Ethiopia or Saudi Arabia?
- Ethiopia, at 119.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 117.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.