Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 36.58 Mt CO2e against 34.1 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 2.48 Mt CO2e.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.9 Mt CO2e | 76.74 Mt CO2e | 61.84 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 17.91 Mt CO2e | 43.48 Mt CO2e | 25.57 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 19.85 Mt CO2e | 21.57 Mt CO2e | 1.72 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 22.1 Mt CO2e | 26.48 Mt CO2e | 4.38 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 31.17 Mt CO2e | 31.14 Mt CO2e | 0.0371 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2020s | 36.32 Mt CO2e | 35.52 Mt CO2e | 0.7986 Mt CO2e | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Australia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 36.58 Mt CO2e against 34.1 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.48 Mt CO2e, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
- Australia ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).