Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
132nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
54.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre for methane emissions, per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 54.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 132nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1963 | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 7.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1966 | 6.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1967 | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1969 | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 14.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1971 | 15.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 18.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1973 | 23.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1974 | 26.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 22.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 26.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 28.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 26.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 30.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 32.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 23.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1983 | 19.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 18.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 15.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 20.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 18.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 21.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 21.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 25.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 30.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 31.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 32.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 31.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 31.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 32.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 33.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 33.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 31.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 33.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 33.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 32.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 36.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 37.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 39.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 40.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 40.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 39.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 40.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 46.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 46.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 48.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 50.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 49.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 50.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 49.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 49.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 52.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 120.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +61.9% | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 15.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 25.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 33.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 42.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 40.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 50.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 49.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 54.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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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 methane emissions, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 132nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions 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.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- 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
Methane emissions 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.