Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
36th
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2100
All-time low
0.1%
in 1950
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Saudi Arabia, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions and population in Saudi Arabia is 0.7%, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.7% in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1950.
That places Saudi Arabia 36th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.6% | — |
| 1100 | 0.5% | -15.7% |
| 1200 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 1300 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1400 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 1500 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 1600 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 1700 | 0.3% | -23.0% |
| 1710 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 1720 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1730 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 1740 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1750 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1760 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1770 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 1780 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 1790 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 1800 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 1801 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1802 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1803 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1804 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1805 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1806 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1807 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1808 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1809 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1810 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1811 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1812 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1813 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1814 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1815 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1816 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1817 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1818 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1819 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1820 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1821 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1822 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1823 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1824 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1825 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1826 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1827 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1828 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1829 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1830 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1831 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1832 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1833 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1834 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1835 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1836 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1837 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1838 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1839 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1840 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1841 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1842 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1843 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1844 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1845 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1846 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1847 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1848 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1849 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1851 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1871 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -44.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2028 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2029 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2030 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2031 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2032 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2033 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2034 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2035 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2036 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2037 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2038 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2039 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2040 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2041 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2042 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2043 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2044 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2045 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2046 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2047 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2048 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2049 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2050 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2051 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2052 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2053 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2054 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2055 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2056 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2057 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2058 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2059 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2060 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2061 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2062 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2063 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2064 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2065 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2066 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2067 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2068 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2069 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2070 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2071 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2072 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2073 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2074 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2075 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2076 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2077 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2078 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2079 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2080 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2081 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2082 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2083 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2084 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2085 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2086 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2087 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2088 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2089 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2090 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2091 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2092 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2093 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2094 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2095 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2096 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2097 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2098 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2099 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2100 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 34.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -44.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions and population in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Saudi Arabia was 0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2100.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1950.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 36th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.