Saudi Arabia vs Sudan: Carbon intensity of GDP

Saudi Arabia
0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sudan
0.7494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
Sudan rank
30th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.7494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0136 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 30th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4297 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2799 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.5868 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2185 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3683 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.6713 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.488 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.7987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.215 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5837 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.8569 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3877 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4692 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.7528 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.552 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2008 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, Saudi Arabia or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.7494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Saudi Arabia and Sudan?
0.0136 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sudan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sudan rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 30th of 199 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 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$.