Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Germany
1.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Germany
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 13.3% | 0.0% | 13.3% | Germany |
| 1940s | 9.5% | 0.2% | 9.3% | Germany |
| 1950s | 9.3% | 0.0% | 9.2% | Germany |
| 1960s | 8.4% | 0.1% | 8.3% | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 0.5% | 5.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 0.9% | 4.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 1.1% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 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, Germany or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Germany and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Germany ranks 10th 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.