Cyprus vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Cyprus
0.6907 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.8651 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
2nd
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Cyprus
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.8651 tonnes per person against 0.6907 tonnes per person in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1744 tonnes per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 209 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 0.0541 tonnes per person | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 0.1036 tonnes per person | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 0.0587 tonnes per person | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.5273 tonnes per person | 0.1252 tonnes per person | 0.4022 tonnes per person | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.7329 tonnes per person | 0.4653 tonnes per person | 0.2676 tonnes per person | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.8576 tonnes per person | 0.5464 tonnes per person | 0.3112 tonnes per person | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.7556 tonnes per person | 0.625 tonnes per person | 0.1306 tonnes per person | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.6297 tonnes per person | 0.8853 tonnes per person | 0.2556 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.6787 tonnes per person | 0.8802 tonnes per person | 0.2015 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Cyprus or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.8651 tonnes per person against 0.6907 tonnes per person in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Cyprus and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1744 tonnes per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Cyprus ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.