Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1850.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 43 Mali 0.5% compare
- 44 South Korea 0.5% compare
- 45 New Zealand 0.5% compare
- 47 Mozambique 0.4% compare
- 48 Uganda 0.4% compare
- 49 Myanmar 0.4% compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 4.6% (2025)
- Population, total 36.97 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 31.28 million (2025)
- Urban population 84.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 19.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia was 0.4% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1850.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.