Saudi Arabia vs Upper middle income: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 25,498 Mt CO2e against 838.88 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 24,659 Mt CO2e.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 30.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156.37 Mt CO2e | 6,101 Mt CO2e | 5,945 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 214.92 Mt CO2e | 7,974 Mt CO2e | 7,759 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 290.32 Mt CO2e | 10,108 Mt CO2e | 9,818 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 446.83 Mt CO2e | 14,347 Mt CO2e | 13,900 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 704.46 Mt CO2e | 21,322 Mt CO2e | 20,618 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 791.98 Mt CO2e | 24,472 Mt CO2e | 23,681 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf, Saudi Arabia or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 25,498 Mt CO2e against 838.88 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf between Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 24,659 Mt CO2e, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions 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 the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).