Saudi Arabia CO2 emissions data for 2018
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Saudi Arabia emit in 2018?
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Saudi Arabia emitted 686.9 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2018.
This represents 1.87% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Saudi Arabia in 2018?
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In 2018, Saudi Arabia emitted 19.62 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 35018132.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 686.9 million tonnes emitted by Saudi Arabia in 2018 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
399.72 |
11.41 |
| Gas |
257.22 |
7.35 |
| Coal |
0.48 |
0.01 |
| Cement |
25.13 |
0.72 |
| Flaring |
4.34 |
0.12 |
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