Consumption-based carbon intensity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.3442 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.3442 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8725 kilograms per international-$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3442 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 27th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6935 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4275 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8725 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4591 kilograms per international-$ | 0.416 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5225 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3958 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4495 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3818 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3442 kilograms per international-$ | 0.402 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 24 Senegal 0.3672 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Estonia 0.366 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Botswana 0.3581 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 28 Russia 0.3429 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 29 South Korea 0.3381 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 30 Czechia 0.3248 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Saudi Arabia?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Saudi Arabia was 0.3442 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8725 kilograms per international-$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3442 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).