Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 19.21 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Saudi Arabia, 1936–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saudi Arabia is 19.21 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 89 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19.21 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, -947,547 tonnes, in 1938.
That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | -446,000 tonnes | -947,547 tonnes | 309,278 tonnes | 4 |
| 1940s | 37.70 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 114.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 126.53 million tonnes | 119.99 million tonnes | 137.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 183.86 million tonnes | 140.31 million tonnes | 275.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 727.29 million tonnes | 323.42 million tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 3.30 billion tonnes | 5.67 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.70 billion tonnes | 5.98 billion tonnes | 9.68 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.93 billion tonnes | 10.23 billion tonnes | 15.82 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.84 billion tonnes | 16.47 billion tonnes | 19.21 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 including land-use change in Saudi Arabia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saudi Arabia was 19.21 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 including land-use change recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.21 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -947,547 tonnes in 1938.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.