Energy — Emissions Share in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions Share was 63.18 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions Share in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 63.18 % for energy — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Saudi Arabia peaked at 82.06 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 63.18 %, in 2023.
That places Saudi Arabia 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6 % | 76.96 % | 82.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.44 % | 72.26 % | 78.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.77 % | 67.78 % | 70.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.93 % | 63.18 % | 64.77 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 15 Liberia 67.44 % compare
- 16 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 64.52 % compare
- 17 Ukraine 64.26 % compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 60.25 % compare
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59.94 % compare
- 21 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58.07 % compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.5376 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share in Saudi Arabia?
- Energy — emissions share in Saudi Arabia was 63.18 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.06 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.18 % in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for energy — emissions share?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.