Total greenhouse gas emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia emitted 838.9 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Saudi Arabia, 2024
838.9
Change from 2023
+2.5%
World, 2024
53,206.4 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
9th of 203
Total greenhouse gas emissions in Saudi Arabia over time
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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 838.9 Mt CO2e | 53,206.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 818.2 Mt CO2e | 52,540.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 804.7 Mt CO2e | 51,748.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 758.0 Mt CO2e | 51,188.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 740.2 Mt CO2e | 48,962.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 738.3 Mt CO2e | 50,829.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 736.7 Mt CO2e | 50,566.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 752.7 Mt CO2e | 49,478.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 757.5 Mt CO2e | 48,655.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 752.9 Mt CO2e | 48,451.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 721.1 Mt CO2e | 48,549.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 678.3 Mt CO2e | 48,193.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 669.7 Mt CO2e | 47,430.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 634.2 Mt CO2e | 46,808.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 603.3 Mt CO2e | 45,433.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 558.5 Mt CO2e | 43,188.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 538.9 Mt CO2e | 43,642.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 502.6 Mt CO2e | 43,350.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 480.8 Mt CO2e | 42,078.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 457.2 Mt CO2e | 40,919.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 429.8 Mt CO2e | 39,626.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 407.4 Mt CO2e | 38,064.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 380.4 Mt CO2e | 36,555.7 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 362.5 Mt CO2e | 36,099.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 350.3 Mt CO2e | 35,794.0 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5% from 818.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 721.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +16.3%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
23.8 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.58e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
4.24e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
CO2 emissions per person
18.48 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
113.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
10.25 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank