What is carbon intensity of gdp in Saudi Arabia?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 0.9301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2010.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3841 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1975.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Saudi Arabia

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

31st

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.9301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2010

All-time low

0.3841 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon intensity of gdp in Saudi Arabia is 0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3841 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1975.

Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Saudi Arabia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.3907 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.4117 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1972	0.4443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1973	0.4854 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1974	0.4385 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1975	0.3841 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1976	0.4103 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1977	0.4168 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1978	0.4426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1979	0.4721 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1980	0.5485 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1981	0.4952 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1982	0.6032 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+21.8%
1983	0.6739 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1984	0.5272 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1985	0.5638 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1986	0.5589 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1987	0.6254 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1988	0.6349 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1989	0.637 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1990	0.6305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1991	0.5951 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1992	0.6118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1993	0.6418 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1994	0.6916 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1995	0.6844 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1996	0.7033 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1997	0.6931 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1998	0.7213 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1999	0.7399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2000	0.7369 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2001	0.7636 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2002	0.8189 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2003	0.7903 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2004	0.7716 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2005	0.7715 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2006	0.7906 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2007	0.8181 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2008	0.8348 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2009	0.891 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2010	0.9301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2011	0.8704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2012	0.8717 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2013	0.8591 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2014	0.8843 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2015	0.8818 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2016	0.8643 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2017	0.8455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2018	0.7875 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2019	0.7744 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2020	0.8012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2021	0.7694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2022	0.722 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2023	0.7355 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2024	0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.4297 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3841 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4854 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.5868 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4952 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6739 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.6713 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5951 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7399 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.7987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7369 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.891 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.8569 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7744 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.9301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7528 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.722 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

28 Afghanistan 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7521 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
30 Sudan 0.7494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
32 China 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
33 Malaysia 0.7004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
34 Brunei Darussalam 0.6847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 19.86 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Saudi Arabia?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.7358 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 0.9301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2010.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3841 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1975.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.