Electricity — Emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Electricity — Emissions was 0.0325 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in Saudi Arabia is 0.0325 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0362 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 kt, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0077 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0081 kt | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0087 kt | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 kt | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 kt | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 kt | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0116 kt | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.011 kt | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 kt | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 kt | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0145 kt | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0152 kt | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0169 kt | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0171 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 kt | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 kt | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0217 kt | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0203 kt | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0222 kt | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0324 kt | +45.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0232 kt | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0243 kt | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0269 kt | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0275 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0293 kt | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 kt | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.031 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0362 kt | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0337 kt | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0333 kt | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0341 kt | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 kt | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0325 kt | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0325 kt | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0325 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0064 kt, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0325 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0109 kt, 3.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +45.9% | 0.0222 kt | 0.0324 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0104 kt | 0.0077 kt | 0.0138 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0199 kt | 0.0145 kt | 0.0324 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0296 kt | 0.0232 kt | 0.0362 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0338 kt | 0.0325 kt | 0.0362 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0001 kt compare
- 15 Italy 0.0424 kt compare
- 16 Spain 0.0335 kt compare
- 17 Germany 0.0334 kt compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 0.031 kt compare
- 20 South Africa 0.0307 kt compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 0.0269 kt compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Electricity — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 0.0325 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0362 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kt in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for electricity — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.