Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Canada
3.3%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.3% against 3.3% in Canada, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 8.0% | 5.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 11.9% | 10.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 9.6% | 7.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 7.6% | 4.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 6.3% | 3.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 5.5% | 2.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5.3% against 3.3% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Canada ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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 flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.