Change air pollutant emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Change air pollutant emissions was 910,496 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
910,496
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
56th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.45 million
in 2002
All-time low
3,226
in 1937
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Change air pollutant emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change air pollutant emissions in Saudi Arabia is 910,496, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.45 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,226, in 1937.
That places Saudi Arabia 56th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change air pollutant emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 29,543 | — |
| 1751 | 29,595 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 29,647 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 29,699 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 29,751 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 29,803 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 29,855 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 29,906 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 29,958 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 30,010 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 30,062 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 30,114 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 30,166 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 30,218 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 30,270 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 30,322 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 30,374 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 30,426 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 30,478 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 30,530 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 30,582 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 30,634 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 30,686 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 30,738 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 30,790 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 30,842 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 30,894 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 30,946 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 30,998 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 31,049 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 31,101 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 31,153 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 31,205 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 31,257 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 31,309 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 31,361 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 31,412 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 31,464 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 31,516 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 31,567 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 31,619 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 31,670 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 31,722 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 31,774 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 31,825 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 31,877 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 31,928 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 31,980 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 32,031 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 32,082 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 32,133 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 32,185 | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 32,236 | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 32,287 | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 32,338 | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 32,389 | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 32,440 | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 32,491 | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 32,542 | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 32,592 | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 32,643 | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 32,694 | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 32,744 | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 32,794 | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 32,845 | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 32,895 | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 32,946 | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 32,996 | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 33,046 | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 33,096 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 33,146 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 33,232 | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 33,318 | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 33,403 | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 33,489 | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 33,574 | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 33,659 | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 33,745 | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 33,830 | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 33,915 | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 34,000 | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 34,049 | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 34,098 | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 34,147 | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 34,196 | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 34,244 | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 34,293 | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 34,342 | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 34,390 | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 34,439 | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 34,487 | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 34,535 | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 34,583 | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 34,630 | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 34,678 | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 34,725 | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 34,772 | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 34,820 | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 34,867 | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 34,914 | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 34,961 | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 35,007 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 35,053 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 35,098 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 35,144 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 35,190 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 35,235 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 35,281 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 35,326 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 35,371 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 35,416 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 35,460 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 35,504 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 35,548 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 35,592 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 35,636 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 35,679 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 35,722 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 35,765 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 35,808 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 35,852 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 35,933 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 36,014 | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 36,096 | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 36,176 | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 36,257 | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 36,338 | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 36,418 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 36,498 | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 36,578 | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 36,658 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 36,749 | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 36,839 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 36,929 | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 37,019 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 37,109 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 37,198 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 37,288 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 37,376 | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 37,465 | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 37,554 | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 37,643 | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 37,731 | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 37,820 | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 37,908 | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 37,996 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 38,084 | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 38,171 | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 38,258 | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 38,345 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 38,431 | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 37,500 | -2.4% |
| 1902 | 36,568 | -2.5% |
| 1903 | 35,633 | -2.6% |
| 1904 | 34,697 | -2.6% |
| 1905 | 33,758 | -2.7% |
| 1906 | 32,818 | -2.8% |
| 1907 | 31,876 | -2.9% |
| 1908 | 30,933 | -3.0% |
| 1909 | 29,988 | -3.1% |
| 1910 | 29,041 | -3.2% |
| 1911 | 28,074 | -3.3% |
| 1912 | 27,107 | -3.4% |
| 1913 | 26,140 | -3.6% |
| 1914 | 25,173 | -3.7% |
| 1915 | 24,205 | -3.8% |
| 1916 | 23,237 | -4.0% |
| 1917 | 22,269 | -4.2% |
| 1918 | 21,301 | -4.3% |
| 1919 | 20,333 | -4.5% |
| 1920 | 19,365 | -4.8% |
| 1921 | 18,432 | -4.8% |
| 1922 | 17,494 | -5.1% |
| 1923 | 16,551 | -5.4% |
| 1924 | 15,603 | -5.7% |
| 1925 | 14,650 | -6.1% |
| 1926 | 13,693 | -6.5% |
| 1927 | 12,731 | -7.0% |
| 1928 | 11,764 | -7.6% |
| 1929 | 10,793 | -8.3% |
| 1930 | 9,817 | -9.0% |
| 1931 | 8,839 | -10.0% |
| 1932 | 7,855 | -11.1% |
| 1933 | 6,867 | -12.6% |
| 1934 | 5,875 | -14.4% |
| 1935 | 4,879 | -17.0% |
| 1936 | 3,980 | -18.4% |
| 1937 | 3,226 | -18.9% |
| 1938 | 4,664 | +44.6% |
| 1939 | 23,155 | +396.5% |
| 1940 | 29,500 | +27.4% |
| 1941 | 24,739 | -16.1% |
| 1942 | 25,674 | +3.8% |
| 1943 | 26,583 | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 42,503 | +59.9% |
| 1945 | 112,225 | +164.0% |
| 1946 | 315,601 | +181.2% |
| 1947 | 271,021 | -14.1% |
| 1948 | 229,061 | -15.5% |
| 1949 | 234,652 | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 78,335 | -66.6% |
| 1951 | 65,998 | -15.7% |
| 1952 | 49,333 | -25.3% |
| 1953 | 32,108 | -34.9% |
| 1954 | 43,764 | +36.3% |
| 1955 | 53,094 | +21.3% |
| 1956 | 48,750 | -8.2% |
| 1957 | 54,040 | +10.9% |
| 1958 | 53,770 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 54,697 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 67,555 | +23.5% |
| 1961 | 80,417 | +19.0% |
| 1962 | 108,003 | +34.3% |
| 1963 | 116,320 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 108,774 | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 88,182 | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 115,358 | +30.8% |
| 1967 | 123,880 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 137,830 | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 160,159 | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 221,602 | +38.4% |
| 1971 | 271,524 | +22.5% |
| 1972 | 332,982 | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 427,229 | +28.3% |
| 1974 | 475,939 | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 465,147 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 611,105 | +31.4% |
| 1977 | 703,013 | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 775,563 | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 908,961 | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 1.06 million | +17.1% |
| 1981 | 1.05 million | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.14 million | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 1.12 million | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.19 million | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.17 million | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.17 million | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.13 million | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.32 million | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 1.32 million | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.36 million | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.20 million | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.28 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.35 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.39 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.45 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.40 million | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 980,420 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 946,896 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 843,481 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 859,949 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 910,496 | +5.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 910,496 is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,374, 6.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 910,496 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 315,167, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change air pollutant emissions in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | +396.5% | 4,664 | 23,155 |
| 1946 | +181.2% | 112,225 | 315,601 |
| 1945 | +164.0% | 42,503 | 112,225 |
| 1950 | -66.6% | 234,652 | 78,335 |
| 1944 | +59.9% | 26,583 | 42,503 |
| 1938 | +44.6% | 3,226 | 4,664 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 29,777 | 29,543 | 30,010 | 10 |
| 1760s | 30,296 | 30,062 | 30,530 | 10 |
| 1770s | 30,816 | 30,582 | 31,049 | 10 |
| 1780s | 31,334 | 31,101 | 31,567 | 10 |
| 1790s | 31,851 | 31,619 | 32,082 | 10 |
| 1800s | 32,363 | 32,133 | 32,592 | 10 |
| 1810s | 32,870 | 32,643 | 33,096 | 10 |
| 1820s | 33,531 | 33,146 | 33,915 | 10 |
| 1830s | 34,220 | 34,000 | 34,439 | 10 |
| 1840s | 34,701 | 34,487 | 34,914 | 10 |
| 1850s | 35,167 | 34,961 | 35,371 | 10 |
| 1860s | 35,613 | 35,416 | 35,808 | 10 |
| 1870s | 36,216 | 35,852 | 36,578 | 10 |
| 1880s | 37,063 | 36,658 | 37,465 | 10 |
| 1890s | 37,951 | 37,554 | 38,345 | 10 |
| 1900s | 34,220 | 29,988 | 38,431 | 10 |
| 1910s | 24,688 | 20,333 | 29,041 | 10 |
| 1920s | 15,107 | 10,793 | 19,365 | 10 |
| 1930s | 7,916 | 3,226 | 23,155 | 10 |
| 1940s | 131,156 | 24,739 | 315,601 | 10 |
| 1950s | 53,389 | 32,108 | 78,335 | 10 |
| 1960s | 110,648 | 67,555 | 160,159 | 10 |
| 1970s | 519,306 | 221,602 | 908,961 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 million | 1.01 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million | 1.16 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million | 1.04 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 946,896 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 871,309 | 843,481 | 910,496 | 3 |
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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 change air pollutant emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Change air pollutant emissions in Saudi Arabia was 910,496 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,226 in 1937.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for change air pollutant emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 56th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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