Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0311 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0311 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0333 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 1963 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0261 kt per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0277 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1987 | 0.013 kt per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 0.024 kt per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.024 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0247 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0284 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.029 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.031 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0309 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0323 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0333 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.032 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.033 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0297 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0333 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0311 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0311 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0163 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0311 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0166 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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% | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0201 kt per square kilometre | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | 0.0261 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0311 kt per square kilometre | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | 0.0333 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0311 kt per square kilometre | 0.0297 kt per square kilometre | 0.0333 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 45 Pakistan 0.0356 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Ecuador 0.0336 kt per square kilometre compare
- 47 South Africa 0.0325 kt per square kilometre compare
- 49 Malaysia 0.0295 kt per square kilometre compare
- 50 Israel 0.0292 kt per square kilometre compare
- 51 Turkmenistan 0.0291 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0311 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0333 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.