Climate Change in Saudi Arabia

1,249 indicators covering climate change for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Food Retail — Emissions 0.0469 kt 2023 up 24.4% 23rd
Food Retail — Emissions 8,503 kt 2023 up 42.3% 9th
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.52 kt 2023 up 10.7% 28th
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12.43 kt 2023 up 24.5% 23rd
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 52.1% 126th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 54.1% 118th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 52.1% 126th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year 2023 27th
Food Retail — Energy Use 149,170 TJ 2023 up 66.0% 13th
Food Retail — Energy Use 149,170 TJ 2023 up 66.0% 7th
IPPU — Emissions Share 0.73 % 2023 down 8.8% 14th
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year 2023 26th
Millet — Crop residues 92,027 kg 2050 59th
Millet — Crop residues 0.0018 kt 2050 58th
Millet — Crop residues 0.0014 kt 2050 59th
Millet — Crop residues 0.0003 kt 2050 58th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 45.4% 117th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 121st
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 47.6% 121st
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 36.1% 128th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 47.2% 121st
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 35.6% 128th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0148 kg per person 2023 down 47.3% 121st
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.2321 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 35.7% 134th
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 11,430 tonnes 2026 up 30.7% 76th
Raw milk of goats — Emissions intensity 5.14 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 11.7% 20th
Raw milk of goats — Emissions (CO2eq) 505.03 kt 2023 up 37.1% 20th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 57.9% 123rd
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 59.6% 129th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 59.3% 128th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 59.4% 129th
Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0026 kt 2023 down 52.7% 86th
Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0006 kt 2023 down 50.0% 72nd
Food Packaging — Emissions 114.02 kt 2023 down 38.6% 70th
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0741 kt 2023 down 52.2% 86th
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1667 kt 2023 down 46.2% 74th
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture 18,227 TJ 2023 up 18.0% 18th
Electricity — Emissions 3,761 kt 2023 up 18.0% 12th
Electricity — Emissions 6.08 kt 2023 up 18.0% 18th
Electricity — Emissions 0.0325 kt 2023 up 18.2% 18th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 92.12 kt 2023 up 1.3% 40th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 23.38 billion cubic meters 2022 up 8.2% 33rd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 974.2% 2022 up 8.2% 5th
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 100 2022 unchanged 1st
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 24.6% 86th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 4.0% 112th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 52.0% 106th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 21.9% 86th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 6.1% 113th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 48.7% 110th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 22.4% 86th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 5.7% 114th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 49.3% 110th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0317 kg per person 2023 up 22.1% 86th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 5.9% 114th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.4967 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 49.0% 111th
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions 4.5% 2025 down 3.3% 64th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 4.6% 2025 down 10.7% 2nd
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.5663 °C 2025 down 27.4% 114th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 1 2024 down 50.0% 78th