Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total was 176.99 Index in 2016. ▲ Rising
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2016
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 176.99 Index for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in Saudi Arabia peaked at 176.99 Index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.99 Index, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.99 Index | — |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 157.53 Index | +57.5% |
| 2012 | 135.6 Index | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 176.99 Index | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.99 Index | 59.99 Index | 59.99 Index | 1 |
| 2000s | 100 Index | 100 Index | 100 Index | 1 |
| 2010s | 156.7 Index | 135.6 Index | 176.99 Index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 5 Estonia 78.82 Index compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 260.21 Index compare
- 6 Poland 72.46 Index compare
- 6 Israel 205.16 Index compare
- 7 Guatemala 180.31 Index compare
- 9 Lithuania 70.08 Index compare
- 9 Nigeria 174.94 Index compare
- 10 Netherlands 65.39 Index compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 167.73 Index compare
- 11 Slovenia 64.18 Index compare
- 11 Côte d’Ivoire 154.38 Index compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in Saudi Arabia?
- Air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in Saudi Arabia was 176.99 Index in 2016, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 176.99 Index in 2016.
- What is the lowest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.99 Index in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
- Is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total emissions excluding LULUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in man-made emissions of major greenhouse gases and emissions by gas. Data refer to total emissions of CO2 (emissions from energy use and industrial processes, e.g. cement production), CH4(methane emissions from solid waste, livestock, mining of hard coal and lignite, rice paddies, agriculture and leaks from natural gas pipelines), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Data exclude indirect CO2. For UNCCCC Annex I countries, data follow the IPCC 2006 guidelines. Territories' coverage are as those defined in the Kyoto Protocol. Data source(s): National Inventory Submissions 2026 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables), available here. Data for Indonesia, Israel and Korea were derived from Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaires submitted to the OECD. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 Database documentation