Saudi Arabia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
838,876,551
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.53%
increase
Global Share
1.6%
Per Capita
22.79
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Saudi Arabia were 838,876,551 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2.5% over the previous year, representing an increase by 20,684,825 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 818,191,726 tons.
- Per capita: 22.79 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Saudi Arabia accounts for 1.6% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 838,876,551 | 652,511,035 | 113,120,660 | 10,254,512 | 62,990,345 | 22.79 | 2.53% | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 818,191,726 | 635,433,830 | 113,776,654 | 9,924,889 | 59,056,353 | 22.53 | 1.68% | 1.6% |
| 2022 | 804,653,878 | 620,430,771 | 119,075,992 | 10,035,763 | 55,111,351 | 22.48 | 6.16% | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 757,994,549 | 590,320,982 | 107,071,788 | 9,413,408 | 51,188,371 | 21.5 | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 740,204,806 | 577,104,500 | 106,971,581 | 8,961,477 | 47,167,247 | 21.33 | 0.26% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 738,285,007 | 579,808,773 | 106,630,324 | 8,569,564 | 43,276,346 | 21.62 | 0.21% | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 736,705,350 | 580,042,932 | 108,638,496 | 8,571,322 | 39,452,600 | 21.96 | −2.12% | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 752,694,212 | 603,329,462 | 105,709,180 | 8,526,039 | 35,129,532 | 22.85 | −0.63% | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 757,455,686 | 609,509,883 | 107,551,659 | 8,823,357 | 31,570,786 | 23.47 | 0.61% | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 752,887,067 | 611,448,293 | 104,597,919 | 8,842,720 | 27,998,134 | 23.86 | 4.41% | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 721,080,893 | 585,927,751 | 101,069,341 | 8,612,116 | 25,471,685 | 23.43 | 6.3% | 1.5% |
| 2013 | 678,320,101 | 547,196,374 | 99,284,656 | 8,402,554 | 23,436,518 | 22.65 | 1.29% | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 669,680,628 | 539,342,660 | 99,338,265 | 8,268,216 | 22,731,487 | 23.02 | 5.59% | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 634,213,919 | 509,214,954 | 94,884,464 | 7,884,026 | 22,230,475 | 22.46 | 5.13% | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 603,270,702 | 486,877,012 | 87,098,627 | 7,313,970 | 21,981,093 | 22 | 8.02% | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 558,504,833 | 444,020,079 | 85,726,733 | 6,777,435 | 21,980,586 | 20.95 | 3.63% | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 538,927,699 | 420,493,260 | 90,461,275 | 6,746,483 | 21,226,681 | 20.78 | 7.23% | 1.2% |
| 2007 | 502,568,057 | 387,879,776 | 87,278,158 | 7,021,231 | 20,388,892 | 19.9 | 4.52% | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 480,836,461 | 366,743,462 | 87,548,809 | 6,638,619 | 19,905,571 | 19.56 | 5.18% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 457,158,513 | 346,383,730 | 85,392,304 | 6,501,373 | 18,881,106 | 19.12 | 6.38% | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 429,756,842 | 327,019,230 | 80,177,374 | 6,590,952 | 15,969,286 | 18.5 | 5.49% | 1.1% |
| 2003 | 407,388,077 | 308,327,101 | 79,127,425 | 6,354,365 | 13,579,187 | 18.06 | 7.11% | 1.1% |
| 2002 | 380,351,568 | 293,723,254 | 69,237,884 | 6,209,774 | 11,180,656 | 17.36 | 4.93% | 1.0% |
| 2001 | 362,481,127 | 275,790,694 | 71,560,832 | 6,087,015 | 9,042,586 | 17.02 | 3.47% | 1.0% |
| 2000 | 350,314,838 | 265,240,195 | 72,367,651 | 5,858,151 | 6,848,841 | 16.87 | 5.72% | 0.98% |
| 1999 | 331,361,267 | 254,317,450 | 66,622,825 | 6,078,153 | 4,342,839 | 16.33 | 0.38% | 0.95% |
| 1998 | 330,108,957 | 249,502,774 | 71,389,677 | 5,942,453 | 3,274,053 | 16.6 | 5.09% | 0.95% |
| 1997 | 314,106,482 | 233,216,800 | 72,168,651 | 5,966,984 | 2,754,047 | 16.1 | 1.89% | 0.91% |
| 1996 | 308,267,991 | 230,520,354 | 69,831,160 | 5,548,214 | 2,368,262 | 16.11 | 5.85% | 0.90% |
| 1995 | 291,236,177 | 217,159,508 | 66,986,787 | 5,139,654 | 1,950,228 | 15.54 | −1.12% | 0.87% |
| 1994 | 294,533,064 | 218,763,228 | 68,437,723 | 5,410,003 | 1,922,110 | 16.08 | 6.14% | 0.90% |
| 1993 | 277,506,137 | 201,090,217 | 68,944,938 | 5,450,978 | 2,020,004 | 15.54 | 3.77% | 0.86% |
| 1992 | 267,420,760 | 190,973,114 | 68,675,039 | 5,458,854 | 2,313,753 | 15.39 | 6.11% | 0.83% |
| 1991 | 252,024,160 | 177,625,528 | 66,663,346 | 5,262,407 | 2,472,879 | 14.94 | 6.51% | 0.78% |
| 1990 | 236,609,530 | 173,902,351 | 55,209,703 | 5,075,411 | 2,422,065 | 14.49 | 10.53% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 214,069,404 | 160,547,475 | 46,471,696 | 4,737,728 | 2,312,505 | 13.59 | 0.89% | 0.67% |
| 1988 | 212,176,524 | 159,356,225 | 46,123,433 | 4,630,418 | 2,066,448 | 14 | 9.42% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 193,909,955 | 147,242,296 | 40,111,599 | 4,483,825 | 2,072,236 | 13.35 | 4.37% | 0.64% |
| 1986 | 185,791,088 | 135,846,679 | 43,935,233 | 4,055,007 | 1,954,169 | 13.4 | 6.41% | 0.63% |
| 1985 | 174,604,426 | 135,665,475 | 33,149,192 | 3,948,912 | 1,840,846 | 13.24 | −4.17% | 0.60% |
| 1984 | 182,199,503 | 136,735,027 | 39,978,401 | 3,797,642 | 1,688,432 | 14.59 | −20.33% | 0.63% |
| 1983 | 228,685,363 | 182,073,752 | 41,429,060 | 3,722,156 | 1,460,396 | 19.44 | −3.71% | 0.82% |
| 1982 | 237,493,850 | 183,097,366 | 49,797,213 | 3,068,553 | 1,530,718 | 21.5 | −6.23% | 0.86% |
| 1981 | 253,266,223 | 179,188,987 | 69,758,647 | 2,733,421 | 1,585,169 | 24.43 | −5.15% | 0.91% |
| 1980 | 267,004,794 | 192,726,796 | 69,923,583 | 2,603,519 | 1,750,896 | 27.41 | 18.31% | 0.94% |
| 1979 | 225,675,365 | 156,776,442 | 65,285,993 | 2,291,055 | 1,321,875 | 24.58 | 16.9% | 0.79% |
| 1978 | 193,051,503 | 132,478,971 | 57,642,148 | 1,991,324 | 939,060 | 22.24 | 2.25% | 0.69% |
| 1977 | 188,796,798 | 124,525,642 | 61,854,294 | 1,721,732 | 695,130 | 22.94 | 7.46% | 0.69% |
| 1976 | 175,690,584 | 115,769,845 | 57,864,122 | 1,568,287 | 488,330 | 22.47 | 22.21% | 0.66% |
| 1975 | 143,758,244 | 94,053,835 | 48,013,684 | 1,361,490 | 329,235 | 19.35 | −16.19% | 0.56% |
| 1974 | 171,529,345 | 113,612,807 | 56,214,022 | 1,373,281 | 329,235 | 24.3 | 7.05% | 0.67% |
| 1973 | 160,230,478 | 108,317,434 | 50,322,711 | 1,261,098 | 329,235 | 23.86 | 30.58% | 0.63% |
| 1972 | 122,706,559 | 80,941,938 | 40,364,202 | 1,071,183 | 329,235 | 19.19 | 26.66% | 0.51% |
| 1971 | 96,878,052 | 63,135,759 | 32,446,357 | 966,702 | 329,235 | 15.88 | 13.48% | 0.42% |
| 1970 | 85,368,044 | 52,008,295 | 32,137,785 | 892,729 | 329,235 | 14.63 | – | 0.37% |
See also
- Saudi Arabia CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Saudi Arabia
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).