China vs Saudi Arabia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square
China
0.0019 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
0.0031 units per square kilometre
in 2019
China rank
175th
Saudi Arabia rank
173rd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0031 units per square kilometre against 0.0019 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.6 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 175th and Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd of 209 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0031 units per square kilometre against 0.0019 units per square kilometre in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
- China ranks 175th and Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.