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Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0195 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0195 kt per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
6th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0292 kt per person
in 1993
All-time low
0.0036 kt per person
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

00.010.020.03196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0195 kt per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0292 kt per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 kt per person, in 1965.

Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0036 kt per person —
1962 0.0061 kt per person +68.0%
1963 0.0065 kt per person +6.0%
1964 0.0062 kt per person -3.6%
1965 0.0036 kt per person -43.1%
1966 0.0052 kt per person +46.4%
1967 0.0052 kt per person +0.5%
1968 0.0065 kt per person +23.6%
1969 0.0081 kt per person +26.0%
1970 0.0129 kt per person +58.0%
1971 0.0162 kt per person +25.9%
1972 0.0182 kt per person +12.3%
1973 0.0234 kt per person +28.7%
1974 0.0231 kt per person -1.3%
1975 0.0185 kt per person -20.1%
1976 0.0214 kt per person +16.1%
1977 0.0234 kt per person +9.3%
1978 0.0216 kt per person -7.9%
1979 0.0258 kt per person +19.6%
1980 0.0281 kt per person +9.1%
1981 0.0271 kt per person -3.6%
1982 0.0202 kt per person -25.4%
1983 0.019 kt per person -5.9%
1984 0.0197 kt per person +3.8%
1985 0.0207 kt per person +5.0%
1986 0.0232 kt per person +11.8%
1987 0.0205 kt per person -11.6%
1988 0.0205 kt per person -0.1%
1989 0.0195 kt per person -4.4%
1990 0.0204 kt per person +4.3%
1991 0.0276 kt per person +35.3%
1992 0.0285 kt per person +3.3%
1993 0.0292 kt per person +2.6%
1994 0.0256 kt per person -12.5%
1995 0.0193 kt per person -24.4%
1996 0.0181 kt per person -6.2%
1997 0.0145 kt per person -19.9%
1998 0.0135 kt per person -6.9%
1999 0.0141 kt per person +4.1%
2000 0.0178 kt per person +26.3%
2001 0.0168 kt per person -5.4%
2002 0.0176 kt per person +4.4%
2003 0.0168 kt per person -4.7%
2004 0.0195 kt per person +16.1%
2005 0.0187 kt per person -3.8%
2006 0.0195 kt per person +4.3%
2007 0.0167 kt per person -14.6%
2008 0.0179 kt per person +7.1%
2009 0.0185 kt per person +3.6%
2010 0.0209 kt per person +12.9%
2011 0.0192 kt per person -8.3%
2012 0.0207 kt per person +8.2%
2013 0.0188 kt per person -9.5%
2014 0.0207 kt per person +10.0%
2015 0.0218 kt per person +5.7%
2016 0.0217 kt per person -0.7%
2017 0.0213 kt per person -1.9%
2018 0.022 kt per person +3.4%
2019 0.0228 kt per person +3.5%
2020 0.0186 kt per person -18.2%
2021 0.0196 kt per person +5.1%
2022 0.0199 kt per person +1.7%
2023 0.0195 kt per person -2.0%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.0195 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0054 kt per person, 3.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.0195 kt per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.004 kt per person, 4.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0057 kt per person 0.0036 kt per person 0.0081 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0204 kt per person 0.0129 kt per person 0.0258 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0219 kt per person 0.019 kt per person 0.0281 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0211 kt per person 0.0135 kt per person 0.0292 kt per person 10
2000s 0.018 kt per person 0.0167 kt per person 0.0195 kt per person 10
2010s 0.021 kt per person 0.0188 kt per person 0.0228 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0194 kt per person 0.0186 kt per person 0.0199 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0244 kt per person compare
  2. 4 United Arab Emirates 0.0243 kt per person compare
  3. 5 Kuwait 0.0241 kt per person compare
  4. 7 Bahrain 0.0179 kt per person compare
  5. 8 Oman 0.0148 kt per person compare
  6. 9 Russia 0.0142 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
Energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0195 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0292 kt per person in 1993.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 kt per person in 1965.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.