Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Canada
1.4%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.8% against 1.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 2.3% | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.1% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.8% against 1.4% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Canada ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.