Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 1.07 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.07 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.07 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Saudi Arabia 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.01 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 62.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 360.86 million tonnes | 91.05 million tonnes | 657.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 843.27 million tonnes | 731.21 million tonnes | 889.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 906.01 million tonnes | 890.15 million tonnes | 932.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 971.85 million tonnes | 939.70 million tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Saudi Arabia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Saudi Arabia was 1.07 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.