IDA total vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity of GDP

IDA total
0.3759 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
IDA total rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
31st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • IDA total
  • Saudi Arabia
0.40.60.81197019972024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3759 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.0 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

IDA total ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4297 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0569 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.4645 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5868 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1223 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.5824 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6713 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0889 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.5107 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.288 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.4125 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8569 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4445 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.4025 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7528 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3503 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, IDA total or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3759 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do IDA total and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
IDA total ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 47 groups.
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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.