Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 22.93 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Saudi Arabia stood at 22.93 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Saudi Arabia peaked at 22.93 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.08 billion current US$, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 11th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 billion current US$ | 2.08 billion current US$ | 4.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.40 billion current US$ | 4.63 billion current US$ | 11.23 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.83 billion current US$ | 12.75 billion current US$ | 21.36 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.96 billion current US$ | 21.00 billion current US$ | 22.93 billion current US$ | 2 |
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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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1947 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 5.14 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 3.75 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.2667 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7258 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 25,066 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Saudi Arabia was 22.93 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.93 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 billion current US$ in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.