Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Canada
1.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.6%
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.8% | 0.1% | 3.7% | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.9% | 0.0% | 3.9% | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 0.1% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.4% | 2.4% | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Canada ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.