Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Saudi Arabia
0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
Venezuela rank
66th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.1106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.3912 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 Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?
- 0.0068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Venezuela rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th and Venezuela ranks 66th 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.