Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: How have things changed?, per capita

Qatar
0.0074 metric tons per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.007 metric tons per person
in 2024
Qatar rank
120th
Saudi Arabia rank
121st

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
0.0050.010.0150.02196519942024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0074 metric tons per person against 0.007 metric tons per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0004 metric tons per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 215 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0175 metric tons per person 0.0066 metric tons per person 0.011 metric tons per person Qatar
1970s 0.0113 metric tons per person 0.0053 metric tons per person 0.006 metric tons per person Qatar
1980s 0.0076 metric tons per person 0.0049 metric tons per person 0.0028 metric tons per person Qatar
1990s 0.0115 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person 0.0076 metric tons per person Qatar
2000s 0.0131 metric tons per person 0.0037 metric tons per person 0.0095 metric tons per person Qatar
2010s 0.0068 metric tons per person 0.0036 metric tons per person 0.0031 metric tons per person Qatar
2020s 0.0067 metric tons per person 0.006 metric tons per person 0.0007 metric tons per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, at 0.0074 metric tons per person against 0.007 metric tons per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
0.0004 metric tons per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Qatar ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.