Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global methane emissions
Ethiopia
1.3%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.2%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 14 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Ethiopia or Saudi Arabia?
- Ethiopia, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.