Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Ethiopia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 131.63 Mt CO2e against 113.12 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 18.51 Mt CO2e.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.4 Mt CO2e | 50.21 Mt CO2e | 8.82 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 44.44 Mt CO2e | 48.07 Mt CO2e | 3.62 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 52.12 Mt CO2e | 67.49 Mt CO2e | 15.38 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 70.64 Mt CO2e | 80.89 Mt CO2e | 10.24 Mt CO2e | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 101.54 Mt CO2e | 101.48 Mt CO2e | 0.0619 Mt CO2e | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 125.73 Mt CO2e | 112 Mt CO2e | 13.73 Mt CO2e | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Ethiopia or Saudi Arabia?
- Ethiopia, at 131.63 Mt CO2e against 113.12 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 18.51 Mt CO2e, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 203 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 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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 methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).