Saudi Arabia vs Tanzania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Saudi Arabia
0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
Tanzania rank
70th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th and Tanzania ranks 70th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 0.1106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Saudi Arabia or Tanzania?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Saudi Arabia and Tanzania?
- 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Tanzania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th and Tanzania ranks 70th 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.