CO2 emissions per person in Saudi Arabia

Carbon dioxide emissions in Saudi Arabia were 18.48 t CO2 per person in 2024.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Saudi Arabia, 2024 18.48 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −2.0% 2023: 18.85 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 6.88 t CO2 per person Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 8th of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Saudi Arabia over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period Saudi ArabiaWorld
2024 18.48 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 18.85 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 19.28 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 19.18 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 18.29 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 19.29 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 19.21 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 19.48 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 19.69 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 20.51 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 20.70 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 19.81 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 20.61 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 20.29 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 20.30 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 18.33 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 18.06 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 17.34 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 17.09 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 16.85 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 16.63 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 16.41 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 16.40 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 16.18 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 16.40 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.0% from 18.85 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 20.70 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −10.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Saudi Arabia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database