Saudi Arabia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024

Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
  • Saudi Arabia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 712,585.40, a 1.12% decline from 2019.
  • Saudi Arabia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 720,674.00, a 0.67% increase from 2018.
  • Saudi Arabia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 715,864.50, a 1.68% decline from 2017.
  • Saudi Arabia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 728,091.55, a 0.85% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name kt of CO2 equivalent
United States 5,505,180.89
Japan 1,094,556.26
Saudi Arabia 712,585.40
Germany 692,750.76
Canada 677,709.22
South Korea 659,329.70
Australia 571,903.12
United Kingdom 398,323.65
France 376,006.25
Argentina 361,433.02
Italy 352,128.89
Poland 338,383.84
Spain 270,310.97
UAE 249,927.75
Netherlands 155,912.49
Kuwait 135,896.79
Qatar 119,605.37
Czech Republic 108,308.42
Chile 106,722.33
Belgium 100,063.49
Oman 95,082.41
Israel 83,664.07
New Zealand 80,158.03
Austria 71,017.83
Greece 69,283.31
Singapore 64,266.74
Hungary 59,596.53
Ireland 59,497.73
Portugal 55,640.71
Bahrain 54,151.41
Finland 47,740.49
Norway 46,116.82
Sweden 45,458.82
Switzerland 43,987.64
Denmark 41,135.55
Uruguay 35,994.19
Slovak Republic 35,984.33
Trinidad and Tobago 26,480.71
Croatia 21,379.33
Lithuania 19,784.73
Panama 17,231.02
Slovenia 15,286.68
Brunei 11,914.03
Latvia 11,436.60
Estonia 10,198.80
Luxembourg 8,813.98
Cyprus 8,109.21
Barbados 3,656.47
Bahamas 2,801.14
Iceland 2,653.43
Malta 2,082.17
Antigua and Barbuda 1,203.63
Seychelles 770.06
Andorra 577.57
St. Kitts and Nevis 334.46
Palau 195.79
Liechtenstein 157.56
Saudi Arabia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data
Year kt of CO2 equivalent Annual % Change
2020 712,585.40 -1.12%
2019 720,674.00 0.67%
2018 715,864.50 -1.68%
2017 728,091.55 -0.85%
2016 734,310.01 1.12%
2015 726,205.82 4.84%
2014 692,677.30 6.71%
2013 649,104.83 2.55%
2012 632,986.96 6.13%
2011 596,451.97 5.59%
2010 564,852.88 8.64%
2009 519,924.59 2.49%
2008 507,309.01 8.50%
2007 467,557.67 4.45%
2006 447,639.81 5.29%
2005 425,133.85 5.01%
2004 404,867.68 4.48%
2003 387,518.36 5.75%
2002 366,455.98 5.13%
2001 348,566.07 1.12%
2000 344,717.90 5.01%
1999 328,280.83 1.33%
1998 323,976.54 5.26%
1997 307,796.43 2.04%
1996 301,644.84 5.40%
1995 286,197.33 -0.39%
1994 287,331.08 -0.15%
1993 287,759.33 -0.82%
1992 290,129.17 6.46%
1991 272,534.28 13.69%
1990 239,708.42 13.69%