Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Japan
0.8%
in 2100
Saudi Arabia
0.7%
in 2100
Japan rank
32nd
Saudi Arabia rank
35th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 234 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 1100s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1200s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1300s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1400s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1500s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 1600s | 3.3% | 0.4% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1700s | 4.5% | 0.3% | 4.1% | Japan |
| 1710s | 4.7% | 0.3% | 4.4% | Japan |
| 1720s | 4.5% | 0.3% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 1730s | 4.3% | 0.3% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 1740s | 4.1% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Japan |
| 1750s | 3.8% | 0.3% | 3.6% | Japan |
| 1760s | 3.7% | 0.3% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 1770s | 3.5% | 0.2% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 1780s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1790s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 1800s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 1810s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 1820s | 2.8% | 0.2% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1830s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1840s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 1850s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 1860s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 1880s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 0.1% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1900s | 2.8% | 0.1% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1910s | 2.9% | 0.1% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 0.1% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1930s | 3.2% | 0.1% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 1940s | 3.3% | 0.1% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 0.1% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.1% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2030s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 2040s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2070s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2080s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2100s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.