Saudi Arabia CO2 Emissions

Fossil CO2 Emissions (2022)
607,907,500tons
Yearly Change
+2.93%
Global Share
1.60%
Tons per capita
18.89
  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Saudi Arabia were 607,907,500 tons in 2022.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 2.93% over the previous year, representing an increase by 17,325,040 tons over 2021, when CO2 emissions were 590,582,460 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Saudi Arabia are equivalent to 19.40 tons per person (based on a population of 32,175,352 in 2022), an increase by 0.04 over the figure of 18.85 CO2 tons per person registered in 2021; this represents a change of 0.2% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Saudi Arabia

Year Fossil CO2
Emissions
(tons)
CO2 emisions
change
CO2 emissions
per capita
Population Pop.
change
Share of World's
CO2 emissions
2022 607,907,500 2.93% 18.89 32,175,352 2.70 % 1.68%
2021 590,582,460 3.37% 18.85 31,328,375 1.09 % 1.63%
2020 571,341,980 -1.47% 18.44 30,991,207 1.70 % 1.58%
2019 579,886,080 0.06% 19.03 30,472,811 0.35 % 1.60%
2018 579,540,960 -3.87% 19.09 30,365,121 -1.36 % 1.60%
2017 602,841,920 -1.01% 19.58 30,782,402 0.21 % 1.66%
2016 608,997,890 -0.32% 19.83 30,717,808 2.48 % 1.68%
2015 610,954,620 4.35% 20.38 29,974,938 3.37 % 1.69%
2014 585,459,570 7.08% 20.19 28,998,128 3.47 % 1.61%
2013 546,732,450 1.46% 19.51 28,026,825 3.56 % 1.51%
2012 538,867,350 5.92% 19.91 27,062,443 3.67 % 1.49%
2011 508,763,050 4.58% 19.49 26,105,645 3.77 % 1.40%
2010 486,479,690 9.66% 19.34 25,157,128 3.88 % 1.34%
2009 443,622,720 5.61% 18.32 24,217,654 3.99 % 1.22%
2008 420,046,690 8.41% 18.04 23,287,877 4.11 % 1.16%
2007 387,453,150 5.78% 17.32 22,368,313 4.24 % 1.07%
2006 366,298,540 5.89% 17.07 21,459,144 4.37 % 1.01%
2005 345,932,300 5.92% 16.83 20,559,890 4.53 % 0.95%
2004 326,588,810 6.06% 16.60 19,669,480 4.70 % 0.90%
2003 307,921,360 4.96% 16.39 18,786,767 4.89 % 0.85%
2002 293,380,240 6.52% 16.38 17,910,910 5.10 % 0.81%
2001 275,412,990 3.99% 16.16 17,041,397 5.34 % 0.76%
2000 264,849,850 4.29% 16.37 16,177,722 4.56 % 0.73%
1999 253,954,700 1.95% 16.41 15,472,075 3.69 % 0.70%
1998 249,107,260 6.99% 16.69 14,922,185 3.81 % 0.69%
1997 232,836,480 1.17% 16.20 14,374,943 3.93 % 0.64%
1996 230,134,430 6.16% 16.64 13,831,009 4.08 % 0.63%
1995 216,776,100 -0.73% 16.31 13,289,245 4.23 % 0.60%
1994 218,380,470 8.81% 17.13 12,750,040 4.37 % 0.60%
1993 200,695,140 5.31% 16.43 12,215,862 4.53 % 0.55%
1992 190,571,200 7.53% 16.31 11,686,676 4.71 % 0.53%
1991 177,232,740 2.09% 15.88 11,160,744 4.89 % 0.49%
1990 173,596,970 8.29% 16.31 10,640,691 5.06 % 0.48%
1989 160,305,280 0.75% 15.83 10,128,394 5.18 % 0.44%
1988 159,112,640 8.21% 16.52 9,629,165 5.47 % 0.44%
1987 147,040,330 8.43% 16.10 9,130,194 5.81 % 0.41%
1986 135,607,160 0.08% 15.72 8,628,639 5.85 % 0.37%
1985 135,501,420 -0.44% 16.62 8,151,779 5.90 % 0.37%
1984 136,094,320 -23.10% 17.68 7,697,307 6.13 % 0.38%
1983 176,972,440 -0.54% 24.40 7,252,941 6.28 % 0.49%
1982 177,927,620 2.34% 26.07 6,824,486 6.29 % 0.49%
1981 173,860,440 -7.22% 27.08 6,420,551 6.16 % 0.48%
1980 187,388,790 23.72% 30.98 6,047,997 6.04 % 0.52%
1979 151,467,390 19.06% 26.56 5,703,698 5.98 % 0.42%
1978 127,223,810 6.70% 23.64 5,381,902 5.88 % 0.35%
1977 119,232,580 7.90% 23.46 5,083,048 5.72 % 0.33%

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