Per capita methane emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Per capita methane emissions was 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
15th
of 199 countries
All-time high
20.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1946
All-time low
0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1935
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 20.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1935.
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.3625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.3635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.3645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.3655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.3664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.3684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.3704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.3725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.3746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.3756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.3766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.3777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.3798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.3835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 0.3865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.3911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.3927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.3942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.3958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.3991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.4008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.4026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.4043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.4061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.4078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.4096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.4132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 0.4168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.4187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.4205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.4224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.4243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.4261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.4299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.4315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.4326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.4302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.4275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.4244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.4214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.4183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.4153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.4123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 0.4092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.4061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.4027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.3989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1914 | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 0.3791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1919 | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1921 | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.3469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.3428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.3387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 0.3266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.3227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1931 | 0.315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 0.3112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.3037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.3132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 0.4676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +49.3% |
| 1939 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +271.0% |
| 1940 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.9% |
| 1941 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.4% |
| 1942 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +53.4% |
| 1945 | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +150.2% |
| 1946 | 20.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +173.6% |
| 1947 | 17.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.7% |
| 1948 | 14.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.0% |
| 1949 | 14.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -47.9% |
| 1951 | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -31.0% |
| 1952 | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -41.3% |
| 1953 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -64.5% |
| 1954 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +77.8% |
| 1955 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +46.2% |
| 1956 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.5% |
| 1957 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.6% |
| 1958 | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1959 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 1960 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.0% |
| 1961 | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.2% |
| 1962 | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +56.0% |
| 1963 | 5.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -39.0% |
| 1966 | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +38.3% |
| 1967 | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.1% |
| 1969 | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +31.6% |
| 1971 | 8.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 10.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 12.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 12.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 10.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 11.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 11.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 11.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -32.8% |
| 1983 | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.6% |
| 1984 | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 3.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | +271.0% | 0.4676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1946 | +173.6% | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1945 | +150.2% | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1954 | +77.8% | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1953 | -64.5% | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1962 | +56.0% | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 12 Libya 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 13 Chad 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 14 Paraguay 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 17 Brunei 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita methane emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Saudi Arabia was 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1946.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1935.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.