Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Consumption co2 emissions vs population was 1.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.72
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
10th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.85
in 2015
All-time low
0.7579
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 0.7621991: 0.9731992: 1.11993: 1.21994: 1.21995: 1.11996: 11997: 0.8781998: 0.9371999: 0.7582000: 0.7962001: 0.882002: 0.8992003: 1.12004: 1.22005: 1.22006: 1.32007: 1.22008: 1.32009: 1.52010: 1.62011: 1.52012: 1.62013: 1.62014: 1.72015: 1.82016: 1.82017: 1.72018: 1.72019: 1.82020: 1.82021: 1.82022: 1.72023: 1.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1.72 for consumption co2 emissions vs population in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.85 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7579, in 1999.

That places Saudi Arabia 10th out of 120 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.

Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.7618 —
1991 0.9727 +27.7%
1992 1.13 +16.1%
1993 1.22 +8.0%
1994 1.18 -2.9%
1995 1.09 -8.1%
1996 1.04 -4.1%
1997 0.8782 -15.8%
1998 0.9373 +6.7%
1999 0.7579 -19.1%
2000 0.7962 +5.1%
2001 0.8798 +10.5%
2002 0.8986 +2.1%
2003 1.15 +27.7%
2004 1.24 +8.0%
2005 1.2 -3.1%
2006 1.26 +5.2%
2007 1.21 -4.0%
2008 1.33 +9.5%
2009 1.52 +14.6%
2010 1.56 +2.5%
2011 1.46 -6.6%
2012 1.64 +12.8%
2013 1.62 -1.7%
2014 1.67 +3.1%
2015 1.85 +10.9%
2016 1.81 -2.1%
2017 1.73 -4.1%
2018 1.68 -3.3%
2019 1.81 +8.1%
2020 1.85 +1.8%
2021 1.82 -1.6%
2022 1.67 -7.8%
2023 1.72 +2.6%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 1.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2031, 8.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 1.72 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2253, 7.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9972 0.7579 1.22 10
2000s 1.15 0.7962 1.52 10
2010s 1.68 1.46 1.85 10
2020s 1.76 1.67 1.85 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 7 Indonesia 1.91 compare
  2. 8 South Korea 1.86 compare
  3. 9 Iran 1.76 compare
  4. 11 Mexico 1.48 compare
  5. 12 Canada 1.36 compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom 1.28 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

More climate change data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia?
Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia was 1.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest consumption co2 emissions vs population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 2015.
What is the lowest consumption co2 emissions vs population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7579 in 1999.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for consumption co2 emissions vs population?
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is consumption co2 emissions vs population 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/consumption-co2-emissions-vs-population/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/consumption-co2-emissions-vs-population/saudi-arabia/">Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Saudi Arabia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Consumption co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed