Brunei vs Saudi Arabia: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Brunei
26.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
20.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Brunei
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 26.05 tonnes per person against 20.38 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5.67 tonnes per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 19.15 tonnes per person | 0.1706 tonnes per person | 18.98 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1940s | 65.06 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 61.06 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1950s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 0.8349 tonnes per person | 4.46 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1960s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 0.5146 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 51.79 tonnes per person | 20.09 tonnes per person | 31.7 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1980s | 16.9 tonnes per person | 22.76 tonnes per person | 5.86 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 20.71 tonnes per person | 19.58 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 2000s | 18.63 tonnes per person | 19.76 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 20.62 tonnes per person | 21.35 tonnes per person | 0.7275 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 26.2 tonnes per person | 20.95 tonnes per person | 5.25 tonnes per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Brunei or Saudi Arabia?
- Brunei, at 26.05 tonnes per person against 20.38 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Brunei and Saudi Arabia?
- 5.67 tonnes per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Saudi Arabia rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Brunei ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 213 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.