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Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Environment

This page compares Germany and Saudi Arabia across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Germany Saudi Arabia Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 238.35 15.68 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.81 0.68 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.18 2.52 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.99 3.21 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 12.00 19.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 34.00 72.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 7.00 11.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 51.00 5.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 39.20 18.50 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 40.00 17.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 6.94 18.48 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 674.36 838.88 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 8.07 23.76 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 55.51 113.12 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 8.10 33.24 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -61.14 104.89 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 39.70 85.92 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 579.94 652.51 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 4.36 3.98 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 30.05 10.25 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2.25 0.60 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -54.47 102.04 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -45.42 254.54 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 19.46 3.49 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 33.97 8.68 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -42.73 275.22 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.16 0.74 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 10.29 53.15 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.04 0.00 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 0.02 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 138.04 143.04 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 89.17 100.00 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.39 0.36 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.20 0.40 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 171.40 278.50 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.32 0.30 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.31 1.67 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.28 0.13 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 118.92 5.30 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 84.70 102.97 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.22 0.08 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.52 69.55 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 26.55 36.58 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.02 0.07 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 59.89 -8.98 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.