Carbon intensity of electricity in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 692 g/kWh. Ranked 180 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.
2000–2024 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 692 | −5 | −0.77% |
| 2023 | 697 | −3 | −0.39% |
| 2022 | 700 | −2 | −0.34% |
| 2021 | 702 | +1 | +0.08% |
| 2020 | 702 | +0 | +0.02% |
| 2019 | 702 | −1 | −0.17% |
| 2018 | 703 | +3 | +0.42% |
| 2017 | 700 | +3 | +0.39% |
| 2016 | 697 | +4 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 693 | +1 | +0.07% |
| 2014 | 693 | −1 | −0.07% |
| 2013 | 693 | +0 | +0.05% |
| 2012 | 693 | +1 | +0.22% |
| 2011 | 691 | −0 | −0.02% |
| 2010 | 691 | +1 | +0.16% |
| 2009 | 690 | −5 | −0.65% |
| 2008 | 695 | −1 | −0.1% |
| 2007 | 696 | −2 | −0.33% |
| 2006 | 698 | −2 | −0.34% |
| 2005 | 700 | −0 | −0.05% |
| 2004 | 700 | +2 | +0.23% |
| 2003 | 699 | −1 | −0.12% |
| 2002 | 700 | +3 | +0.36% |
| 2001 | 697 | +5 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 692 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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