Saudi Arabia CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
652,511,035
tons
Year-over-Year
+2.69%
increase
Global Share
1.6%
Per Capita
17.73
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Saudi Arabia were 652,511,035 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 2.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 17,077,205 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 635,433,830 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia are equivalent to 17.73 tons per person, an increase by 0.23 over the figure of 17.5 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1.3% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Saudi Arabia
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 652,511,035 | 2.69% | 17.73 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 635,433,830 | 2.42% | 17.5 | 1.6% |
| 2022 | 620,430,771 | 5.1% | 17.33 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 590,320,982 | 2.29% | 16.74 | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 577,104,500 | −0.47% | 16.63 | 1.6% |
| 2019 | 579,808,773 | −0.04% | 16.98 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 580,042,932 | −3.86% | 17.29 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 603,329,462 | −1.01% | 18.32 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 609,509,883 | −0.32% | 18.88 | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 611,448,293 | 4.36% | 19.38 | 1.7% |
| 2014 | 585,927,751 | 7.08% | 19.04 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 547,196,374 | 1.46% | 18.27 | 1.5% |
| 2012 | 539,342,660 | 5.92% | 18.54 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 509,214,954 | 4.59% | 18.03 | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 486,877,012 | 9.65% | 17.75 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 444,020,079 | 5.6% | 16.65 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 420,493,260 | 8.41% | 16.21 | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 387,879,776 | 5.76% | 15.36 | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 366,743,462 | 5.88% | 14.92 | 1.2% |
| 2005 | 346,383,730 | 5.92% | 14.49 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 327,019,230 | 6.06% | 14.08 | 1.1% |
| 2003 | 308,327,101 | 4.97% | 13.67 | 1.1% |
| 2002 | 293,723,254 | 6.5% | 13.41 | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 275,790,694 | 3.98% | 12.95 | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 265,240,195 | 4.29% | 12.77 | 1.0% |
| 1999 | 254,317,450 | 1.93% | 12.53 | 1.0% |
| 1998 | 249,502,774 | 6.98% | 12.55 | 1.0% |
| 1997 | 233,216,800 | 1.17% | 11.96 | 0.95% |
| 1996 | 230,520,354 | 6.15% | 12.05 | 0.95% |
| 1995 | 217,159,508 | −0.73% | 11.59 | 0.92% |
| 1994 | 218,763,228 | 8.79% | 11.95 | 0.95% |
| 1993 | 201,090,217 | 5.3% | 11.26 | 0.88% |
| 1992 | 190,973,114 | 7.51% | 10.99 | 0.84% |
| 1991 | 177,625,528 | 2.14% | 10.53 | 0.78% |
| 1990 | 173,902,351 | 8.32% | 10.65 | 0.77% |
| 1989 | 160,547,475 | 0.75% | 10.19 | 0.72% |
| 1988 | 159,356,225 | 8.23% | 10.51 | 0.73% |
| 1987 | 147,242,296 | 8.39% | 10.14 | 0.69% |
| 1986 | 135,846,679 | 0.13% | 9.79 | 0.66% |
| 1985 | 135,665,475 | −0.78% | 10.29 | 0.67% |
| 1984 | 136,735,027 | −24.9% | 10.95 | 0.69% |
| 1983 | 182,073,752 | −0.56% | 15.48 | 0.94% |
| 1982 | 183,097,366 | 2.18% | 16.57 | 0.96% |
| 1981 | 179,188,987 | −7.02% | 17.29 | 0.92% |
| 1980 | 192,726,796 | 22.93% | 19.79 | 0.97% |
| 1979 | 156,776,442 | 18.34% | 17.08 | 0.78% |
| 1978 | 132,478,971 | 6.39% | 15.26 | 0.68% |
| 1977 | 124,525,642 | 7.56% | 15.13 | 0.66% |
| 1976 | 115,769,845 | 23.09% | 14.81 | 0.63% |
| 1975 | 94,053,835 | −17.22% | 12.66 | 0.54% |
| 1974 | 113,612,807 | 4.89% | 16.09 | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 108,317,434 | 33.82% | 16.13 | 0.62% |
| 1972 | 80,941,938 | 28.2% | 12.66 | 0.49% |
| 1971 | 63,135,759 | 21.4% | 10.35 | 0.40% |
| 1970 | 52,008,295 | – | 8.91 | 0.33% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).