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Saudi Arabia CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
652.511.035
tons
Year-over-Year
+2,69%
increase
Global Share
1,65%
Per Capita
17,73
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Saudi Arabia were 652.511.035 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 2,69% over the previous year, representing an increase by 17.077.205 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 635.433.830 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia are equivalent to 17,73 tons per person, an increase by 0,23 over the figure of 17,5 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1,3% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Saudi Arabia

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 652.511.035 2,69% 17,73 1,65%
2023 635.433.830 2,42% 17,5 1,62%
2022 620.430.771 5,1% 17,33 1,61%
2021 590.320.982 2,29% 16,74 1,54%
2020 577.104.500 −0,47% 16,63 1,59%
2019 579.808.773 −0,04% 16,98 1,53%
2018 580.042.932 −3,86% 17,29 1,53%
2017 603.329.462 −1,01% 18,32 1,63%
2016 609.509.883 −0,32% 18,88 1,67%
2015 611.448.293 4,36% 19,38 1,68%
2014 585.927.751 7,08% 19,04 1,61%
2013 547.196.374 1,46% 18,27 1,51%
2012 539.342.660 5,92% 18,54 1,52%
2011 509.214.954 4,59% 18,03 1,45%
2010 486.877.012 9,65% 17,75 1,43%
2009 444.020.079 5,6% 16,65 1,39%
2008 420.493.260 8,41% 16,21 1,30%
2007 387.879.776 5,76% 15,36 1,20%
2006 366.743.462 5,88% 14,92 1,18%
2005 346.383.730 5,92% 14,49 1,15%
2004 327.019.230 6,06% 14,08 1,13%
2003 308.327.101 4,97% 13,67 1,12%
2002 293.723.254 6,5% 13,41 1,11%
2001 275.790.694 3,98% 12,95 1,06%
2000 265.240.195 4,29% 12,77 1,03%
1999 254.317.450 1,93% 12,53 1,02%
1998 249.502.774 6,98% 12,55 1,01%
1997 233.216.800 1,17% 11,96 0,95%
1996 230.520.354 6,15% 12,05 0,95%
1995 217.159.508 −0,73% 11,59 0,92%
1994 218.763.228 8,79% 11,95 0,95%
1993 201.090.217 5,3% 11,26 0,88%
1992 190.973.114 7,51% 10,99 0,84%
1991 177.625.528 2,14% 10,53 0,78%
1990 173.902.351 8,32% 10,65 0,77%
1989 160.547.475 0,75% 10,19 0,72%
1988 159.356.225 8,23% 10,51 0,73%
1987 147.242.296 8,39% 10,14 0,69%
1986 135.846.679 0,13% 9,79 0,66%
1985 135.665.475 −0,78% 10,29 0,67%
1984 136.735.027 −24,9% 10,95 0,69%
1983 182.073.752 −0,56% 15,48 0,94%
1982 183.097.366 2,18% 16,57 0,96%
1981 179.188.987 −7,02% 17,29 0,92%
1980 192.726.796 22,93% 19,79 0,97%
1979 156.776.442 18,34% 17,08 0,78%
1978 132.478.971 6,39% 15,26 0,68%
1977 124.525.642 7,56% 15,13 0,66%
1976 115.769.845 23,09% 14,81 0,63%
1975 94.053.835 −17,22% 12,66 0,54%
1974 113.612.807 4,89% 16,09 0,65%
1973 108.317.434 33,82% 16,13 0,62%
1972 80.941.938 28,2% 12,66 0,49%
1971 63.135.759 21,4% 10,35 0,40%
1970 52.008.295 8,91 0,33%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).