Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
2.0%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.6%
in 2024
Germany rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.6% against 2.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 146 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 0.0% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.6% against 2.0% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.6%, 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 from gas?
- Germany ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 146 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 from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.