Methane emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia emitted 113.1 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Saudi Arabia, 2024 113.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.6% 2023: 113.8 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 17th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period Saudi ArabiaWorld
2024 113.1 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 113.8 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 119.1 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 107.1 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 107.0 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 106.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 108.6 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 105.7 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 107.6 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 104.6 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 101.1 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 99.3 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 99.3 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 94.9 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 87.1 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 85.7 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 90.5 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 87.3 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 87.5 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 85.4 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 80.2 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 79.1 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 69.2 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 71.6 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 72.4 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6% from 113.8 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 101.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +11.9%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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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.CH4.MT.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