Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ethiopia
0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
67th
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 67th and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 16 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 0.1113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.7128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.5805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.4086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Ethiopia or Saudi Arabia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 67th 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.