Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 744.88 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 744.88 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 744.88 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 195.2 current US$ per person, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 195.2 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 215.69 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 231.59 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 233.31 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 237.01 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 235.62 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 250.48 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 253.46 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 268.34 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 274.8 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 286.45 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 289.36 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 306.33 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 318.58 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 336.37 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 356.79 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 383.35 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 408.28 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 449.13 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 463.6 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 531.71 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 551.31 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 584.71 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 588.85 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 642.89 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 659.14 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 651.11 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 658.38 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 676.32 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 710.46 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 665.48 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 744.88 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 744.88 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 285.03 current US$ per person, 2.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 744.88 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 164.15 current US$ per person, 4.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239.55 current US$ per person | 195.2 current US$ per person | 274.8 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 359.82 current US$ per person | 286.45 current US$ per person | 463.6 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 625.49 current US$ per person | 531.71 current US$ per person | 710.46 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 705.18 current US$ per person | 665.48 current US$ per person | 744.88 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 6 United Arab Emirates 836.87 current US$ per person compare
- 7 Gibraltar 820.02 current US$ per person compare
- 8 Oman 782.59 current US$ per person compare
- 10 Faroe Islands 711.36 current US$ per person compare
- 11 Brunei 698.58 current US$ per person compare
- 12 Canada 661.49 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 580.45 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3713 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 423.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 744.88 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 744.88 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.2 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.