Saudi Arabia vs United States
Saudi Arabia vs United States: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 18.48 tonnes in Saudi Arabia and 13.62 tonnes in United States, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 4.86 tonnes, or 1.36 times that in United States.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2009, when it overtook United States.
- In 2024, Saudi Arabia ranked 8 and United States ranked 14 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 States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.48 | 13.62 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 18.85 | 13.71 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 19.28 | 14.42 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 19.18 | 14.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 18.29 | 13.47 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 19.29 | 15.04 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 19.21 | 15.58 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 19.48 | 15.18 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 19.69 | 15.5 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 20.51 | 15.95 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 20.7 | 16.42 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 19.81 | 16.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 20.61 | 16.19 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 20.29 | 17.02 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 20.3 | 17.85 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 18.33 | 17.19 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 18.06 | 18.71 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 17.34 | 19.5 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 17.09 | 19.4 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 16.85 | 19.92 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 16.63 | 20.08 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 16.41 | 19.97 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 16.4 | 19.91 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 16.18 | 20.63 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 16.4 | 21.01 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 16.44 | 20.65 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 16.72 | 20.83 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 16.22 | 20.9 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 16.67 | 20.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 16.34 | 19.8 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 17.16 | 19.83 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 16.46 | 19.76 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 16.34 | 19.56 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 15.92 | 19.52 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 16.34 | 19.96 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 15.85 | 20.58 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 16.55 | 20.54 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 16.13 | 19.81 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 15.74 | 19.34 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 16.64 | 19.67 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 17.76 | 19.74 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 25.1 | 19.03 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 26.83 | 19.27 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 27.91 | 20.52 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 31.87 | 21.04 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 27.49 | 22.25 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 24.62 | 22.33 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 24.5 | 22.61 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 24.08 | 22.09 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 20.64 | 20.91 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 26.28 | 22.11 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 26.38 | 23.11 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 20.72 | 22.44 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 16.95 | 21.48 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 14.6 | 22.41 | 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 United States
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSaudi Arabia: $25,070 in 2025United States: $67,950 in 2025
- GDP growthSaudi Arabia: 4.6% a year in 2025United States: 2.3% a year in 2025
- InflationSaudi Arabia: 2% a year in 2025United States: 2.7% a year in 2025
- Government debtSaudi Arabia: 31.8% of GDP in 2025United States: 124.4% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025