Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Saudi Arabia, 1936–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 159.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1936.
That places Saudi Arabia 94th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | — |
| 1938 | 0.0% | — |
| 1939 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1941 | 0.0% | — |
| 1942 | 0.0% | — |
| 1943 | 0.0% | — |
| 1944 | 0.0% | — |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1946 | 0.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.0% | — |
| 1948 | 0.0% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -70.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +633.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -97.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +253.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +428.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +84.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -48.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +37.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +91.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -37.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +135.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 37% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +633.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +428.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | +253.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 from coal in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1936.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 94th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.