Mali vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Mali
0.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.4%
in 2024
Mali rank
43rd
Saudi Arabia rank
46th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mali
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Mali |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Mali |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Mali or Saudi Arabia?
- Mali, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Mali and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mali ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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 nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.