Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) was 0.3983 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (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
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Saudi Arabia is 0.3983 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.4245 Mt CO2e in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0239 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.024 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0316 Mt CO2e | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0373 Mt CO2e | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0488 Mt CO2e | +30.8% |
| 1976 | 0.063 Mt CO2e | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0854 Mt CO2e | +35.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1211 Mt CO2e | +41.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1416 Mt CO2e | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1605 Mt CO2e | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1945 Mt CO2e | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2179 Mt CO2e | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2734 Mt CO2e | +25.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2905 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3002 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2917 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3003 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3056 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2855 Mt CO2e | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.324 Mt CO2e | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3351 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3666 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4074 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3732 Mt CO2e | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.377 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3695 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3729 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3618 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3499 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3478 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3469 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3277 Mt CO2e | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3187 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3238 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3048 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3207 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.326 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3413 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3519 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3836 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3889 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.407 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4245 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4155 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4144 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3879 Mt CO2e | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3879 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.337 Mt CO2e | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3575 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3842 Mt CO2e | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3915 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3983 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3983 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0219 Mt CO2e, 18.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3983 Mt CO2e is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0498 Mt CO2e, 8.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0604 Mt CO2e | 0.0239 Mt CO2e | 0.1416 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.262 Mt CO2e | 0.1605 Mt CO2e | 0.3056 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3688 Mt CO2e | 0.324 Mt CO2e | 0.4074 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3308 Mt CO2e | 0.3048 Mt CO2e | 0.3499 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3974 Mt CO2e | 0.3519 Mt CO2e | 0.4245 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3737 Mt CO2e | 0.337 Mt CO2e | 0.3983 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0134 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 3.63 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 62.36 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Saudi Arabia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Saudi Arabia was 0.3983 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 transport (energy) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4245 Mt CO2e in 2014.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Transport (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 transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).