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Carbon intensity of the economy — Saudi Arabia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Saudi Arabia in 2022 — 0.366 kg/$. Ranked 137 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 2.4%.

2022 0.366 kg/$ −11.81% vs 2021
World rank 137of 164
Period maximum 1.133 kg/$1986
Period minimum 0 kg/$1951

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Saudi Arabia, 1950–202200.511.519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.375 kg/$1952: 0 kg/$1954: 0.064 kg/$1956: 0.077 kg/$1958: 0.087 kg/$1960: 0.096 kg/$1962: 0.178 kg/$1964: 0.17 kg/$1966: 0.12 kg/$1968: 0.461 kg/$1970: 0.61 kg/$1972: 0.717 kg/$1974: 0.731 kg/$1976: 0.69 kg/$1978: 0.641 kg/$1980: 0.803 kg/$1982: 0.683 kg/$1984: 0.755 kg/$1986: 1.133 kg/$1988: 1.037 kg/$1990: 0.79 kg/$1992: 0.902 kg/$1994: 0.866 kg/$1996: 0.706 kg/$1998: 0.502 kg/$2000: 0.634 kg/$2002: 0.669 kg/$2004: 0.59 kg/$2006: 0.534 kg/$2008: 0.467 kg/$2010: 0.48 kg/$2012: 0.426 kg/$2014: 0.385 kg/$2016: 0.394 kg/$2018: 0.39 kg/$2020: 0.405 kg/$2022: 0.366 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.009 (−2.4%) Average annual rate: -0.03 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 0.366 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Western Asia computed 0.284 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.366 −0.049 −11.81%
2021 0.415 +0.01 +2.47%
2020 0.405 −0.015 −3.57%
2019 0.42 +0.03 +7.69%
2018 0.39 −0.006 −1.52%
2017 0.396 +0.002 +0.51%
2016 0.394 +0.002 +0.51%
2015 0.392 +0.007 +1.82%
2014 0.385 −0.014 −3.51%
2013 0.399 −0.027 −6.34%
2012 0.426 +0.025 +6.23%
2011 0.401 −0.079 −16.46%
2010 0.48 −0.004 −0.83%
2009 0.484 +0.017 +3.64%
2008 0.467 −0.005 −1.06%
2007 0.472 −0.062 −11.61%
2006 0.534 −0.002 −0.37%
2005 0.536 −0.054 −9.15%
2004 0.59 +0.012 +2.08%
2003 0.578 −0.091 −13.6%
2002 0.669 +0.029 +4.53%
2001 0.64 +0.006 +0.95%
2000 0.634 +0.094 +17.41%
1999 0.54 +0.038 +7.57%
1998 0.502 −0.059 −10.52%
1997 0.561 −0.145 −20.54%
1996 0.706 −0.069 −8.9%
1995 0.775 −0.091 −10.51%
1994 0.866 −0.07 −7.48%
1993 0.936 +0.034 +3.77%
1992 0.902 +0.026 +2.97%
1991 0.876 +0.086 +10.89%
1990 0.79 −0.217 −21.55%
1989 1.007 −0.03 −2.89%
1988 1.037 +0.029 +2.88%
1987 1.008 −0.125 −11.03%
1986 1.133 +0.236 +26.31%
1985 0.897 +0.142 +18.81%
1984 0.755 −0.025 −3.21%
1983 0.78 +0.097 +14.2%
1982 0.683 −0.088 −11.41%
1981 0.771 −0.032 −3.99%
1980 0.803 +0.082 +11.37%
1979 0.721 +0.08 +12.48%
1978 0.641 −0.057 −8.17%
1977 0.698 +0.008 +1.16%
1976 0.69 +0.075 +12.2%
1975 0.615 −0.116 −15.87%
1974 0.731 −0.079 −9.75%
1973 0.81 +0.093 +12.97%
1972 0.717 +0.013 +1.85%
1971 0.704 +0.094 +15.41%
1970 0.61 +0.09 +17.31%
1969 0.52 +0.059 +12.8%
1968 0.461 +0.021 +4.77%
1967 0.44 +0.32 +266.67%
1966 0.12 +0.029 +31.87%
1965 0.091 −0.079 −46.47%
1964 0.17 −0.012 −6.59%
1963 0.182 +0.004 +2.25%
1962 0.178 +0.064 +56.14%
1961 0.114 +0.018 +18.75%
1960 0.096 +0.023 +31.51%
1959 0.073 −0.014 −16.09%
1958 0.087 −0.009 −9.38%
1957 0.096 +0.019 +24.68%
1956 0.077 −0.03 −28.04%
1955 0.107 +0.043 +67.19%
1954 0.064 +0.037 +137.04%
1953 0.027 +0.027 —
1952 0 +0 —
1951 0 −0.375 −100%
1950 0.375 — —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 0.17 YE Yemen 0.171 IL Israel 0.185 TR Türkiye 0.186 AM Armenia 0.194 PS Palestine 0.195 CY Cyprus 0.206 JO Jordan 0.226 AZ Azerbaijan 0.235 AE United Arab Emirates 0.266 QA Qatar 0.287 LB Lebanon 0.315 SA Saudi Arabia 0.366 IQ Iraq 0.412 OM Oman 0.44 KW Kuwait 0.529 SY Syria 0.6 BH Bahrain 0.644
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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