Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Japan
2.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.5% against 1.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 89 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 0.1% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 0.5% | 4.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 0.9% | 3.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 1.1% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.4% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 2.5% against 1.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Japan ranks 5th 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.