Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0011 kt per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0012 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0011 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0011 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +73.4% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 45 Pakistan 0.0013 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Ecuador 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 47 South Africa 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 49 Malaysia 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
- 50 Israel 0.001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 51 Turkmenistan 0.001 kt per square kilometre 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 energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.