Economy
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · updated 2025-12-31
Saudi Arabia's co₂ per capita stands at 18.46 as of 2025-12-31, down from 18.57 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Saudi Arabia's co₂ per capita was 18.46, down from 18.57 in 2024.
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's co₂ per capita was 18.57, up from 18.43 in 2023.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia's co₂ per capita was 18.43, down from 18.97 in 2022.
In 2022, Saudi Arabia's co₂ per capita was 18.97, down from 21.69 in 2021.
In 2021, Saudi Arabia's co₂ per capita was 21.69, up from 20.06 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.46 | -0.1078 |
| 2024 | 18.57 | +0.1373 |
| 2023 | 18.43 | -0.5331 |
| 2022 | 18.97 | -2.73 |
| 2021 | 21.69 | +1.64 |
| 2020 | 20.06 | -2.4 |
| 2019 | 22.45 | +1.74 |
| 2018 | 20.71 | +0.8039 |
| 2017 | 19.91 | -0.0417 |
| 2016 | 19.95 | -0.2422 |
| 2015 | 20.19 | +0.7467 |
| 2014 | 19.44 | +0.9705 |
| 2013 | 18.47 | -0.5899 |
| 2012 | 19.06 | -0.4492 |
| 2011 | 19.51 | +0.3209 |
| 2010 | 19.19 | +1.04 |
| 2009 | 18.15 | +0.3138 |
| 2008 | 17.83 | +0.9603 |
| 2007 | 16.87 | +0.3948 |
| 2006 | 16.48 | -2.65 |
| 2005 | 19.13 | -0.8793 |
| 2004 | 20.01 | +1.87 |
| 2003 | 18.14 | -0.5238 |
| 2002 | 18.66 | +0.4204 |
| 2001 | 18.24 | -0.086 |
| 2000 | 18.33 | +3.76 |
| 1999 | 14.57 | +0.6944 |
| 1998 | 13.88 | -1.09 |
| 1997 | 14.97 | -3.58 |
| 1996 | 18.55 | -1.25 |
| 1995 | 19.8 | -2.28 |
| 1994 | 22.08 | -1.43 |
| 1993 | 23.5 | +0.7295 |
| 1992 | 22.77 | +1.69 |
| 1991 | 21.09 | +4.01 |
| 1990 | 17.08 | -2.11 |
| 1989 | 19.18 | -0.8638 |
| 1988 | 20.05 | +0.168 |
| 1987 | 19.88 | -3.6 |
| 1986 | 23.48 | +2.43 |
| 1985 | 21.05 | +0.8334 |
| 1984 | 20.21 | -1.93 |
| 1983 | 22.14 | -0.9971 |
| 1982 | 23.14 | -4.08 |
| 1981 | 27.22 | -0.7677 |
| 1980 | 27.99 | +3.87 |
| 1979 | 24.12 | +2.76 |
| 1978 | 21.36 | -1.9 |
| 1977 | 23.26 | +2.05 |
| 1976 | 21.21 | +3.06 |
| 1975 | 18.15 | -4.55 |
| 1974 | 22.7 | -0.2912 |
| 1973 | 22.99 | +5.18 |
| 1972 | 17.81 | +2.01 |
| 1971 | 15.8 | +3.28 |
| 1970 | 12.53 | +2.09 |
| 1969 | 10.43 | +1.36 |
| 1968 | 9.08 | +0.7961 |
| 1967 | 8.28 | +6.06 |
| 1966 | 2.22 | +0.6726 |
| 1965 | 1.55 | -0.9259 |
| 1964 | 2.48 | +0.0062 |
| 1963 | 2.47 | +0.0904 |
| 1962 | 2.38 | +0.9376 |
| 1961 | 1.44 | +0.3342 |
| 1960 | 1.11 | — |
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Saudi Arabia's co₂ per capita is 18.46 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 18.57 in 2024. Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0.
The highest recorded value is 27.99 (1980); the lowest is 1.11 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.