Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 49th out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 46 North Macedonia 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 American Samoa 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Turkey 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Indonesia 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Cambodia 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Qatar 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.