Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 19.66 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Saudi Arabia is 19.66 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Saudi Arabia peaked at 22.71 tonnes per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12.17 tonnes per person, in 1999.
Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 18.22 tonnes per person | 12.17 tonnes per person | 22.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.44 tonnes per person | 12.56 tonnes per person | 19.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.71 tonnes per person | 19.25 tonnes per person | 22.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.37 tonnes per person | 19.51 tonnes per person | 21.36 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Saudi Arabia?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Saudi Arabia was 19.66 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.71 tonnes per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.17 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Saudi Arabia ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.