Saudi Arabia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Saudi Arabia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 514,967.26, a 9.27% increase from 2009.
- Saudi Arabia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 471,266.33, a 5.48% increase from 2008.
- Saudi Arabia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2008 was 446,765.12, a 6.41% increase from 2007.
- Saudi Arabia greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2007 was 419,853.00, a 18.26% increase from 2003.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
6,571,653.98 |
| Japan |
1,396,767.26 |
| Canada |
1,033,481.98 |
| Germany |
929,540.26 |
| Australia |
785,795.15 |
| South Korea |
650,085.53 |
| United Kingdom |
568,061.83 |
| Saudi Arabia |
514,967.26 |
| France |
502,656.66 |
| Italy |
482,619.04 |
| Poland |
422,791.47 |
| Argentina |
372,873.14 |
| Spain |
353,857.39 |
| Netherlands |
200,143.54 |
| UAE |
199,342.52 |
| Czech Republic |
144,613.25 |
| Belgium |
137,517.87 |
| Chile |
117,661.68 |
| Greece |
105,013.93 |
| Qatar |
100,891.32 |
| Kuwait |
96,788.19 |
| Austria |
92,315.05 |
| Israel |
81,703.91 |
| Finland |
76,124.63 |
| New Zealand |
75,851.12 |
| Portugal |
71,977.89 |
| Sweden |
68,780.33 |
| Hungary |
64,385.00 |
| Norway |
64,181.15 |
| Ireland |
61,268.10 |
| Oman |
60,705.59 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
59,776.58 |
| Denmark |
58,416.04 |
| Hong Kong |
56,946.39 |
| Singapore |
54,413.55 |
| Switzerland |
53,066.87 |
| Slovak Republic |
48,551.75 |
| Uruguay |
33,773.77 |
| Bahrain |
31,941.04 |
| Croatia |
30,453.51 |
| Lithuania |
29,324.69 |
| Estonia |
24,378.85 |
| Slovenia |
21,513.48 |
| Panama |
15,860.46 |
| Brunei |
14,494.49 |
| Latvia |
14,150.10 |
| Luxembourg |
12,929.54 |
| Cyprus |
7,652.33 |
| Iceland |
5,530.26 |
| Bahamas |
4,726.38 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,247.52 |
| Seychelles |
883.83 |
| Bermuda |
614.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
537.81 |
| Gibraltar |
459.12 |
| Guam |
84.77 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
60.86 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
12.37 |
| Saudi Arabia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2011 |
514,967.26 |
9.27% |
| 2009 |
471,266.33 |
5.48% |
| 2008 |
446,765.12 |
6.41% |
| 2007 |
419,853.00 |
18.26% |
| 2003 |
355,029.43 |
5.57% |
| 2002 |
336,300.49 |
4.57% |
| 2001 |
321,603.52 |
3.50% |
| 2000 |
310,713.50 |
5.05% |
| 1999 |
295,772.02 |
0.99% |
| 1998 |
292,876.65 |
4.35% |
| 1997 |
280,673.77 |
1.63% |
| 1996 |
276,181.97 |
5.40% |
| 1995 |
262,037.70 |
53.30% |
| 1984 |
170,933.59 |
-23.37% |
| 1983 |
223,068.25 |
-3.16% |
| 1982 |
230,347.82 |
-2.81% |
| 1981 |
237,000.73 |
-9.04% |
| 1980 |
260,541.67 |
20.07% |
| 1979 |
216,984.57 |
15.66% |
| 1978 |
187,608.16 |
1.68% |
| 1977 |
184,501.88 |
6.25% |
| 1976 |
173,655.19 |
23.81% |
| 1975 |
140,263.48 |
-18.17% |
| 1974 |
171,400.44 |
5.46% |
| 1973 |
162,521.63 |
33.96% |
| 1972 |
121,325.13 |
29.04% |
| 1971 |
94,020.59 |
20.20% |
| 1970 |
78,220.33 |
20.20% |
