Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Italy
2.2%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.2% against 1.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Italy, at 2.2% against 1.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Italy ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.