CO2 per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 18.46 t CO2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is down 0.6% from 18.57 t CO2 in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 20.19 t CO2 (down 8.5% since). The highest value since 1936 was 27.99 t CO2 in 1980, the lowest 0 t CO2 in 1951. Saudi Arabia ranked 7th highest of the 204 countries in this dataset in 2025; Qatar ranked first.
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CO2 per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 18.46 t CO2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is down 0.6% from 18.57 t CO2 in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 20.19 t CO2 (down 8.5% since).
Saudi Arabia ranked 7th highest of the 204 countries in this dataset in 2025; Qatar ranked first.
The highest value since 1936 was 27.99 t CO2 in 1980, the lowest 0 t CO2 in 1951.
| Indicator | CO2 per capita |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | t CO2 |
| Source | Our World in Data |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Our World in Data. (2026). CO2 per capita — Saudi Arabia [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/co2-per-capita/SAU. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita
Our World in Data. "CO2 per capita — Saudi Arabia." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/co2-per-capita/SAU. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita.
Our World in Data. 2026. "CO2 per capita — Saudi Arabia." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/co2-per-capita/SAU. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita.
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author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{CO2 per capita --- Saudi Arabia}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/co2-per-capita/SAU},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita}
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