IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0416 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0416 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0416 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Saudi Arabia 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +109.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +56.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0258 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0288 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0353 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0373 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0369 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0386 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0399 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0412 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPPU — Emissions (CO2), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +109.1% | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +68.2% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre |
| 1965 | -49.9% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +56.7% | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.004 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 0.0258 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0352 kt per square kilometre | 0.0288 kt per square kilometre | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0403 kt per square kilometre | 0.0386 kt per square kilometre | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 29 Oman 0.0439 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 Egypt 0.0429 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Poland 0.0421 kt per square kilometre compare
- 33 United Kingdom 0.038 kt per square kilometre compare
- 34 Jamaica 0.0373 kt per square kilometre compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 0.037 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 ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0416 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0416 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) 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.
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPPU — Emissions 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
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) 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.