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China vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) was 0.71, compared to Saudi Arabia's 0.74. That makes China's value 4.1% lower than Saudi Arabia's.

China

Rank #29 of 184 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
0.71
Year-over-year
-4.0%
10-year change
-31.2%
Peak
1.38 (2005)
Trough
0.71 (2024)

Saudi Arabia

Rank #28 of 184 globally

Saudi Arabia trend
Latest (2024)
0.74
Year-over-year
+0.7%
10-year change
-16.3%
Peak
0.93 (2010)
Trough
0.72 (2022)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.GHG.CO2.RT.GDP.KD), CC BY 4.0.