Chile vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Chile
0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
72nd
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Chile
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile, a difference of 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 72nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 15 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.0921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.1771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.2174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.3362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.3745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.3561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.4164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.4594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.4471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Chile or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Chile and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chile ranks 72nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.