Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0 °C per person for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0 °C per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1969.
That places Saudi Arabia 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | -1.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0 °C per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0 °C per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 °C per person, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Saudi Arabia?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Saudi Arabia was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1969.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.