Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Carbon intensity of GDP

Saudi Arabia
0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.2619 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
22nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
00.10.20.30.4199020072024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2619 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0306 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2669 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2942 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0274 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.3175 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2932 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.3407 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3213 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0193 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.2993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2831 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0162 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.2925 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2619 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.0306 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Saudi Arabia ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 191 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.