Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.7% for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.
That places Saudi Arabia 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4 |
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More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 4.6% (2025)
- Population, total 36.97 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 31.28 million (2025)
- Urban population 84.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 19.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Saudi Arabia was 1.7% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.