Energy — Emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions per capita was 21.83 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21.83 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 207 countries
All-time high
33.57 t CO2eq/cap
in 1993
All-time low
17.15 t CO2eq/cap
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 24.3 t CO2eq/cap1991: 32.3 t CO2eq/cap1992: 33.1 t CO2eq/cap1993: 33.6 t CO2eq/cap1994: 29.7 t CO2eq/cap1995: 23.1 t CO2eq/cap1996: 22 t CO2eq/cap1997: 18.4 t CO2eq/cap1998: 17.1 t CO2eq/cap1999: 17.3 t CO2eq/cap2000: 21.1 t CO2eq/cap2001: 19.9 t CO2eq/cap2002: 20.4 t CO2eq/cap2003: 19.9 t CO2eq/cap2004: 22.4 t CO2eq/cap2005: 21.8 t CO2eq/cap2006: 22.5 t CO2eq/cap2007: 19.5 t CO2eq/cap2008: 20.7 t CO2eq/cap2009: 21 t CO2eq/cap2010: 22.3 t CO2eq/cap2011: 20.9 t CO2eq/cap2012: 22.6 t CO2eq/cap2013: 20.9 t CO2eq/cap2014: 22.5 t CO2eq/cap2015: 24.1 t CO2eq/cap2016: 24.2 t CO2eq/cap2017: 23.7 t CO2eq/cap2018: 24.3 t CO2eq/cap2019: 24.7 t CO2eq/cap2020: 21.1 t CO2eq/cap2021: 21.3 t CO2eq/cap2022: 22.2 t CO2eq/cap2023: 21.8 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 21.83 t CO2eq/cap.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 33.57 t CO2eq/cap in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17.15 t CO2eq/cap, in 1998.

Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.09 t CO2eq/cap 17.15 t CO2eq/cap 33.57 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 20.91 t CO2eq/cap 19.49 t CO2eq/cap 22.49 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 23.03 t CO2eq/cap 20.92 t CO2eq/cap 24.74 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 21.61 t CO2eq/cap 21.09 t CO2eq/cap 22.18 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 4 Brunei Darussalam 28.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 5 United Arab Emirates 26.46 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 6 Trinidad and Tobago 22.87 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 8 Oman 19.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 19.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 10 Netherlands Antilles (former) 18.01 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More climate change data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia?
Energy — emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia was 21.83 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 33.57 t CO2eq/cap in 1993.
What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.15 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for energy — emissions per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.