Climate Change in Saudi Arabia

1,205 indicators covering climate change for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 5.3% 2024 down 16.6% 6th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 1.3% 2024 up 19.7% 18th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 1.8% 2024 up 26.0% 13th
CO₂ emissions per capita 20.38 tonnes per person 2024 up 1.0% 6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 0.0% 2024 up 180.0% 97th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 155.60 million tonnes 2024 up 1.8% 139th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 0.0% 2024 down 3.9% 139th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 1.6% 2024 up 14.9% 9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 19.21 billion tonnes 2024 up 53.1% 26th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.7% 2024 up 29.9% 26th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 20.38 tonnes per person 2024 up 1.0% 6th
Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.27 2024 up 75.5% 65th
Annual Net Emissions/Removals 783.87 2024 up 17.6% 9th
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 0 units per person 2024 down 5.7% 10th
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.2% 85th
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 2.6 % change on previous year 2024 down 63.7% 69th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita 544.08 tonnes per person 2024 up 22.8% 48th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP 0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.9% 140th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 23.4% 22nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 19.21 billion tonnes 2024 up 53.1% 26th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita 4.41 tonnes per person 2024 down 18.4% 161st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.1% 162nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year 2024 up 156.6% 91st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita 538.81 tonnes per person 2024 up 23.4% 38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP 0.0152 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.4% 65th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 24.0% 65th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled 19.02 billion tonnes 2024 up 53.8% 18th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita 538.81 tonnes per person 2024 up 23.4% 38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP 0.0152 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.4% 65th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 24.0% 65th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 19.02 billion tonnes 2024 up 53.8% 18th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 0.0% 2024 up 159.1% 94th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 0.0% 2024 up 191.5% 118th
Rice — Crop residues 12,737 kg 2023 up 417.5% 109th
Rice — Crop residues 0.0002 kt 2023 109th
Rice — Crop residues 0.0002 kt 2023 108th
Rice — Crop residues 0 kt 2023 109th
Rice — Rice cultivation 0 kt 2050 111th
Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 29th
Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 40th
Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 2025 50th
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity 0.4948 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 16.2% 27th
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) 552.94 kt 2023 up 47.3% 64th
Cereals excluding rice — Production 1.12 million t 2023 up 26.8% 92nd
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.7 kt 2023 125th
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity 14.64 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 171.9% 153rd
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 615.08 kt 2023 up 119.6% 121st
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 42,000 t 2023 down 19.2% 102nd
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity 0.1491 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 37.7% 184th
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions (CO2eq) 383.82 kt 2023 down 23.0% 116th
Raw milk of cattle — Production 2.57 million t 2023 up 23.5% 48th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity 25.97 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 80.5% 111th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 974.56 kt 2023 up 124.6% 40th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production 37,523 t 2023 up 24.4% 26th
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity 22.28 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 28.1% 127th
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,461 kt 2023 up 99.1% 25th
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production 155,391 t 2023 up 55.4% 18th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity 0.6334 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 43.0% 97th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 728.4 kt 2023 up 15.2% 14th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production 1.15 million t 2023 up 102.1% 26th