Mali vs Saudi Arabia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Mali
13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali rank
43rd
Saudi Arabia rank
46th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mali
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 716,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 274,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1860s | 292,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1870s | 368,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1880s | 485,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1890s | 551,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 457,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1900s | 619,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 514,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1910s | 826,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 705,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1920s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1930s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1940s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1950s | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1960s | 4.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 785,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1970s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1980s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1990s | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 2000s | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 2010s | 11.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 2020s | 13.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Mali or Saudi Arabia?
- Mali, at 13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Mali and Saudi Arabia?
- 716,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Saudi Arabia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mali ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.