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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.4447 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.4447
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
46th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4447
in 2024
All-time low
0.0296
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1850–2024

00.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.4447. 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.4447 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0296, 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.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0296 —
1851 0.0298 +0.5%
1852 0.0299 +0.5%
1853 0.0301 +0.5%
1854 0.0302 +0.4%
1855 0.0303 +0.4%
1856 0.0304 +0.3%
1857 0.0305 +0.3%
1858 0.0305 +0.2%
1859 0.0306 +0.1%
1860 0.0306 +0.1%
1861 0.0306 +0.0%
1862 0.0306 +0.0%
1863 0.0306 -0.0%
1864 0.0306 -0.0%
1865 0.0306 -0.0%
1866 0.0306 -0.0%
1867 0.0306 -0.0%
1868 0.0306 -0.0%
1869 0.0306 +0.0%
1870 0.0306 +0.0%
1871 0.0307 +0.4%
1872 0.031 +0.9%
1873 0.0314 +1.2%
1874 0.0318 +1.4%
1875 0.0322 +1.3%
1876 0.0326 +1.2%
1877 0.033 +1.0%
1878 0.0333 +0.8%
1879 0.0334 +0.6%
1880 0.0336 +0.3%
1881 0.0336 +0.2%
1882 0.0337 +0.1%
1883 0.0337 +0.1%
1884 0.0337 +0.1%
1885 0.0337 +0.1%
1886 0.0338 +0.1%
1887 0.0338 +0.1%
1888 0.0338 +0.1%
1889 0.0338 +0.1%
1890 0.0335 -1.1%
1891 0.0333 -0.5%
1892 0.0331 -0.5%
1893 0.033 -0.5%
1894 0.0328 -0.5%
1895 0.0327 -0.4%
1896 0.0325 -0.4%
1897 0.0324 -0.3%
1898 0.0324 -0.2%
1899 0.0324 -0.1%
1900 0.0324 +0.1%
1901 0.0324 +0.2%
1902 0.0325 +0.2%
1903 0.0326 +0.2%
1904 0.0327 +0.3%
1905 0.0328 +0.3%
1906 0.0329 +0.3%
1907 0.033 +0.3%
1908 0.0331 +0.4%
1909 0.0332 +0.4%
1910 0.0334 +0.4%
1911 0.0334 +0.2%
1912 0.0334 -0.2%
1913 0.0332 -0.5%
1914 0.033 -0.7%
1915 0.0327 -0.7%
1916 0.0325 -0.7%
1917 0.0323 -0.6%
1918 0.0321 -0.5%
1919 0.0321 -0.2%
1920 0.0321 +0.1%
1921 0.0323 +0.6%
1922 0.0327 +1.2%
1923 0.0332 +1.7%
1924 0.0339 +2.0%
1925 0.0347 +2.2%
1926 0.0355 +2.3%
1927 0.0363 +2.3%
1928 0.0371 +2.2%
1929 0.0378 +2.0%
1930 0.0385 +1.8%
1931 0.0392 +1.9%
1932 0.0401 +2.3%
1933 0.0411 +2.5%
1934 0.0422 +2.6%
1935 0.0433 +2.7%
1936 0.0445 +2.7%
1937 0.0457 +2.6%
1938 0.0468 +2.4%
1939 0.0478 +2.2%
1940 0.0488 +2.0%
1941 0.0491 +0.7%
1942 0.0486 -1.0%
1943 0.0476 -2.0%
1944 0.0465 -2.4%
1945 0.0454 -2.3%
1946 0.0445 -2.0%
1947 0.0439 -1.5%
1948 0.0435 -0.9%
1949 0.0434 -0.2%
1950 0.0436 +0.5%
1951 0.044 +0.9%
1952 0.0444 +0.9%
1953 0.0448 +0.8%
1954 0.0451 +0.7%
1955 0.0453 +0.6%
1956 0.0455 +0.4%
1957 0.0456 +0.2%
1958 0.0456 -0.0%
1959 0.0455 -0.3%
1960 0.0452 -0.5%
1961 0.0488 +7.9%
1962 0.0491 +0.6%
1963 0.0501 +2.1%
1964 0.0515 +2.7%
1965 0.053 +3.0%
1966 0.0551 +4.0%
1967 0.0554 +0.7%
1968 0.0587 +5.8%
1969 0.0617 +5.2%
1970 0.059 -4.4%
1971 0.0643 +8.9%
1972 0.068 +5.8%
1973 0.0778 +14.5%
1974 0.0851 +9.4%
1975 0.0826 -3.0%
1976 0.0925 +12.0%
1977 0.0981 +6.1%
1978 0.1127 +14.8%
1979 0.127 +12.7%
1980 0.1413 +11.3%
1981 0.148 +4.7%
1982 0.1626 +9.9%
1983 0.1939 +19.2%
1984 0.1954 +0.8%
1985 0.2074 +6.2%
1986 0.2125 +2.4%
1987 0.2274 +7.0%
1988 0.2335 +2.7%
1989 0.2366 +1.3%
1990 0.2511 +6.1%
1991 0.2609 +3.9%
1992 0.2697 +3.4%
1993 0.271 +0.5%
1994 0.2664 -1.7%
1995 0.2465 -7.5%
1996 0.2564 +4.0%
1997 0.2787 +8.7%
1998 0.2874 +3.1%
1999 0.2892 +0.6%
2000 0.2793 -3.4%
2001 0.2857 +2.3%
2002 0.2907 +1.7%
2003 0.2948 +1.4%
2004 0.2972 +0.8%
2005 0.2912 -2.0%
2006 0.2922 +0.4%
2007 0.3001 +2.7%
2008 0.2911 -3.0%
2009 0.2946 +1.2%
2010 0.3101 +5.3%
2011 0.3249 +4.8%
2012 0.3377 +3.9%
2013 0.3466 +2.6%
2014 0.3499 +1.0%
2015 0.3577 +2.2%
2016 0.3545 -0.9%
2017 0.3358 -5.3%
2018 0.3375 +0.5%
2019 0.3416 +1.2%
2020 0.3872 +13.3%
2021 0.3822 -1.3%
2022 0.4102 +7.3%
2023 0.4247 +3.5%
2024 0.4447 +4.7%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.4447 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 5.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.4447 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1018, 4.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0302 0.0296 0.0306 10
1860s 0.0306 0.0306 0.0306 10
1870s 0.032 0.0306 0.0334 10
1880s 0.0337 0.0336 0.0338 10
1890s 0.0328 0.0324 0.0335 10
1900s 0.0327 0.0324 0.0332 10
1910s 0.0328 0.0321 0.0334 10
1920s 0.0346 0.0321 0.0378 10
1930s 0.0429 0.0385 0.0478 10
1940s 0.0461 0.0434 0.0491 10
1950s 0.0449 0.0436 0.0456 10
1960s 0.0529 0.0452 0.0617 10
1970s 0.0867 0.059 0.127 10
1980s 0.1959 0.1413 0.2366 10
1990s 0.2677 0.2465 0.2892 10
2000s 0.2917 0.2793 0.3001 10
2010s 0.3396 0.3101 0.3577 10
2020s 0.4098 0.3822 0.4447 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 43 Mali 0.4691 compare
  2. 44 South Korea 0.4663 compare
  3. 45 New Zealand 0.4514 compare
  4. 47 Mozambique 0.4331 compare
  5. 48 Uganda 0.4243 compare
  6. 49 Myanmar 0.4102 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia was 0.4447 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4447 in 2024.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 in 1850.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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