Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 519.14 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
519.14 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 202 countries
All-time high
532.55 kt
in 2016
All-time low
176.61 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

2003004005001990200620231990: 189.5 kt1991: 193.7 kt1992: 194.7 kt1993: 185 kt1994: 187.2 kt1995: 188.3 kt1996: 176.6 kt1997: 186.4 kt1998: 189.6 kt1999: 189.2 kt2000: 196.4 kt2001: 200.4 kt2002: 197.5 kt2003: 198.6 kt2004: 199.5 kt2005: 203.9 kt2006: 206.5 kt2007: 211.1 kt2008: 210.4 kt2009: 211.4 kt2010: 215.9 kt2011: 212.6 kt2012: 282.9 kt2013: 292 kt2014: 264.5 kt2015: 525.7 kt2016: 532.6 kt2017: 520.7 kt2018: 521.4 kt2019: 521.4 kt2020: 521.4 kt2021: 519.1 kt2022: 519.1 kt2023: 519.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 519.14 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 77.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 532.55 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 176.61 kt, in 1996.

That places Saudi Arabia 30th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 188.03 kt 176.61 kt 194.74 kt 10
2000s 203.56 kt 196.36 kt 211.36 kt 10
2010s 388.94 kt 212.56 kt 532.55 kt 10
2020s 519.69 kt 519.14 kt 521.35 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 27 Australia 615.7 kt compare
  2. 28 Ecuador 539 kt compare
  3. 29 Ukraine 534.97 kt compare
  4. 31 Egypt 465.07 kt compare
  5. 32 Kazakhstan 459.18 kt compare
  6. 33 Sudan (former) 454.97 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia?
Industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia was 519.14 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 532.55 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 176.61 kt in 1996.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.