Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Other — Emissions per capita

Saudi Arabia
0.06 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.07 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th

Other — Emissions per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.07 t CO2eq/cap against 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.01 t CO2eq/cap.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 218 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 0.094 t CO2eq/cap 0.127 t CO2eq/cap 0.033 t CO2eq/cap United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.077 t CO2eq/cap 0.09 t CO2eq/cap 0.013 t CO2eq/cap United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.078 t CO2eq/cap 0.078 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2020s 0.06 t CO2eq/cap 0.07 t CO2eq/cap 0.01 t CO2eq/cap United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions per capita, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.07 t CO2eq/cap against 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions per capita between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.01 t CO2eq/cap, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for other — emissions per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 8,276 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.