Climate Change in Saudi Arabia

1,249 indicators covering climate change for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
CO₂ emissions from transport 142.97 million tonnes 2023 up 10.9% 11th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 670.69 kilograms per person 2023 up 12.2% 30th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 4.5 2025 up 40.6% 71st
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 2.7 2025 up 28.6% 135th
Lack of coping capacity 2.4 2025 down 29.4% 159th
Vulnerability 1.9 2025 up 137.5% 171st
CO₂ emissions by sector 22.50 million tonnes 2023 up 32.4% 20th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 676.4 kilograms per person 2023 up 11.5% 32nd
Terrestrial protected areas 18.5% 2025 down 40.9% 97th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 17.0% 2025 down 39.9% 73rd
Marine protected areas 3.5% 2025 up 118.8% 76th
Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity 7.45 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 2.7% 20th
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 1,161 TJ 1999 down 12.7% 72nd
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 1,161 TJ 1999 down 12.7% 72nd
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 97th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 97th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 94th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 94th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 98th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 98th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 98th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 98th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0004 kg per person 2023 up 375.6% 98th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.0059 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 417.5% 100th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 98th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 93rd
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 98th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 98th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 214.8% 100th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.7328 2021 up 8.8% 46th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 148th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 666.81 TJ 2023 down 28.3% 60th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 1.7% 2023 up 6.3% 10th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 1.7% 2023 up 6.3% 10th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 1.7% 2023 up 6.3% 10th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,551 kt 2023 up 25.7% 13th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 134th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 84,212 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 24.2% 10th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 11,551 kt 2023 up 25.7% 11th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 205.97 million tonnes 2024 up 4.8% 6th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 6.06 tonnes per person 2024 down 10.5% 9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 5.58 billion tonnes 2024 up 64.2% 11th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 2.15 kt 2023 down 77.5% 79th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 691.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 0.1% 17th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 229.35 kilograms 2024 up 22.0% 50th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 7.79 million tonnes 2024 up 42.9% 21st
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 3.81 million tonnes 2026 up 30.7% 67th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,551 kt 2023 up 25.7% 10th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 11,551 kt 2023 up 25.7% 8th
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.3442 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 14.8% 27th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 2.15 kt 2023 down 77.5% 68th
Urban population 84.6% 2025 up 1.0% 47th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals -726 t 2023 119th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 1,161 TJ 1999 down 12.7% 52nd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2020 down 50.0% 45th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 600 2020 up 605.9% 108th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 6.82 2025 up 6.9% 21st
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 9.8% 2015 down 8.3% 209th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.4% 2015 up 50.5% 46th
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 534.68 2023 up 13.5% 12th