Chad vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita methane emissions
Chad
3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chad rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Chad
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 10 and Saudi Arabia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1860s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1870s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1880s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1890s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1900s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1910s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1920s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1930s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1940s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Chad or Saudi Arabia?
- Chad, at 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Chad ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.