Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Germany
0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
71st
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Germany
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 201 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.1404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.9407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.5439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.4852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Germany or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Germany and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Germany ranks 71st 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.