Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Saudi Arabia is 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 693.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 801.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 693.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 870.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 902.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.27 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.32 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.81 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 14 South Korea 2.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 15 Spain 2.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 16 Canada 2.42 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 18 Egypt 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 19 Nigeria 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 20 Poland 1.71 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Saudi Arabia was 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 693.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.