Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia
Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 18.48 tonnes in Saudi Arabia and 2.62 tonnes in Tunisia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 15.86 tonnes, or 7.05 times that in Tunisia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Saudi Arabia ranked 8 and Tunisia ranked 99 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.48 | 2.62 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 18.85 | 2.56 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 19.28 | 2.51 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 19.18 | 2.57 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 18.29 | 2.4 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 19.29 | 2.55 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 19.21 | 2.57 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 19.48 | 2.6 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 19.69 | 2.59 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 20.51 | 2.69 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 20.7 | 2.68 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 19.81 | 2.53 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 20.61 | 2.57 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 20.29 | 2.41 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 20.3 | 2.58 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 18.33 | 2.38 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 18.06 | 2.41 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 17.34 | 2.39 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 17.09 | 2.34 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 16.85 | 2.29 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 16.63 | 2.24 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 16.41 | 2.14 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 16.4 | 2.18 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 16.18 | 2.23 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 16.4 | 2.16 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 16.44 | 2.09 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 16.72 | 2.01 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 16.22 | 1.95 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 16.67 | 1.92 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 16.34 | 1.89 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 17.16 | 1.88 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 16.46 | 1.9 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 16.34 | 1.87 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 15.92 | 1.79 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 16.34 | 1.78 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 15.85 | 1.74 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 16.55 | 1.65 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 16.13 | 1.59 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 15.74 | 1.61 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 16.64 | 1.6 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 17.76 | 1.59 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 25.1 | 1.56 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 26.83 | 1.37 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 27.91 | 1.44 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 31.87 | 1.43 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 27.49 | 1.32 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 24.62 | 1.15 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 24.5 | 1.06 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 24.08 | 0.97 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 20.64 | 0.93 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 26.28 | 0.94 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 26.38 | 0.87 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 20.72 | 0.89 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 16.95 | 0.81 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 14.6 | 0.83 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025