Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.0153 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0153 Mt CO2e.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0159 Mt CO2e in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.003 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | +70.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | -17.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | +26.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 Mt CO2e | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 Mt CO2e | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.01 Mt CO2e | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.011 Mt CO2e | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0101 Mt CO2e | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0101 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0128 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 Mt CO2e | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0137 Mt CO2e | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.013 Mt CO2e | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0159 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0154 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 Mt CO2e | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0145 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0147 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.015 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0153 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0603 Mt CO2e, 25% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0153 Mt CO2e is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0445 Mt CO2e, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +70.3% | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 0.0063 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.003 Mt CO2e | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 0.0077 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 Mt CO2e | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | 0.0128 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | 0.0128 Mt CO2e | 0.0159 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0148 Mt CO2e | 0.0145 Mt CO2e | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Saudi Arabia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Saudi Arabia was 0.0153 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0159 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).