Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Saudi Arabia is 0.3657 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.13 kilograms per international-$ in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per international-$, in 1951.
That places Saudi Arabia 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0905 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3745 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0908 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5197 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6937 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6095 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8102 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8874 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6831 kilograms per international-$ | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7454 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5017 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9363 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.467 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6693 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3848 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4803 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4146 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 25 Serbia 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 27 Congo 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 31 Mauritania 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 kilograms per international-$ in 1986.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).