Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 18.48 tonnes in Saudi Arabia and 4.22 tonnes in United Kingdom, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 14.26 tonnes, or 4.38 times that in United Kingdom.
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Watch it change on the maptonnes per person · EDGAR
Latest figures
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 18.48 2024 | 20.7 | 8 of 202 |
| United Kingdom | 4.22 2024 | 6.67 | 64 of 202 |
| World | 4.69 2024 | 4.78 |
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 United Kingdom ranked 64 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.48 | 4.22 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 18.85 | 4.45 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 19.28 | 4.81 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 19.18 | 5.05 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 18.29 | 4.79 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 19.29 | 5.39 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 19.21 | 5.64 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 19.48 | 5.77 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 19.69 | 5.97 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 20.51 | 6.39 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 20.7 | 6.67 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 19.81 | 7.33 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 20.61 | 7.56 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 20.29 | 7.26 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 20.3 | 7.98 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 18.33 | 7.76 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 18.06 | 8.64 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 17.34 | 8.98 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 17.09 | 9.2 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 16.85 | 9.26 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 16.63 | 9.36 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 16.41 | 9.4 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 16.4 | 9.22 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 16.18 | 9.53 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 16.4 | 9.37 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 16.44 | 9.27 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 16.72 | 9.36 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 16.22 | 9.38 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 16.67 | 9.76 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 16.34 | 9.45 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 17.16 | 9.59 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 16.46 | 9.74 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 16.34 | 10.05 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 15.92 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 16.34 | 10.18 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 15.85 | 10.15 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 16.55 | 10.42 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 16.13 | 10.48 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 15.74 | 10.42 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 16.64 | 10.2 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 17.76 | 9.75 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 25.1 | 10.06 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 26.83 | 10.18 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 27.91 | 10.46 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 31.87 | 10.81 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 27.49 | 11.96 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 24.62 | 11.33 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 24.5 | 11.36 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 24.08 | 11.21 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 20.64 | 11.1 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 26.28 | 11.47 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 26.38 | 12.28 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 20.72 | 11.73 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 16.95 | 11.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 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