Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square was 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1,244 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
102nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
1,244 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
337.06 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2021

4006008001.0k1.2k1990200520211990: 337.4 current US$ per square kilometre1991: 337.5 current US$ per square kilometre1992: 341.2 current US$ per square kilometre1993: 337.1 current US$ per square kilometre1994: 340.3 current US$ per square kilometre1995: 364.9 current US$ per square kilometre1996: 388.1 current US$ per square kilometre1997: 397.3 current US$ per square kilometre1998: 340.9 current US$ per square kilometre1999: 394.7 current US$ per square kilometre2000: 492.8 current US$ per square kilometre2001: 468.9 current US$ per square kilometre2002: 466.6 current US$ per square kilometre2003: 462.3 current US$ per square kilometre2004: 500.6 current US$ per square kilometre2005: 589.5 current US$ per square kilometre2006: 629.5 current US$ per square kilometre2007: 690.5 current US$ per square kilometre2008: 752.1 current US$ per square kilometre2009: 636.1 current US$ per square kilometre2010: 779.6 current US$ per square kilometre2011: 952.1 current US$ per square kilometre2012: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 1.0k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 981.4 current US$ per square kilometre2017: 1.0k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Saudi Arabia stood at 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 337.06 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1993.

Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 337.38 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 337.46 current US$ per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 341.2 current US$ per square kilometre +1.1%
1993 337.06 current US$ per square kilometre -1.2%
1994 340.32 current US$ per square kilometre +1.0%
1995 364.88 current US$ per square kilometre +7.2%
1996 388.06 current US$ per square kilometre +6.4%
1997 397.33 current US$ per square kilometre +2.4%
1998 340.89 current US$ per square kilometre -14.2%
1999 394.71 current US$ per square kilometre +15.8%
2000 492.84 current US$ per square kilometre +24.9%
2001 468.95 current US$ per square kilometre -4.8%
2002 466.63 current US$ per square kilometre -0.5%
2003 462.33 current US$ per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 500.59 current US$ per square kilometre +8.3%
2005 589.55 current US$ per square kilometre +17.8%
2006 629.52 current US$ per square kilometre +6.8%
2007 690.54 current US$ per square kilometre +9.7%
2008 752.07 current US$ per square kilometre +8.9%
2009 636.15 current US$ per square kilometre -15.4%
2010 779.63 current US$ per square kilometre +22.6%
2011 952.07 current US$ per square kilometre +22.1%
2012 1,109 current US$ per square kilometre +16.5%
2013 1,201 current US$ per square kilometre +8.3%
2014 1,161 current US$ per square kilometre -3.3%
2015 1,029 current US$ per square kilometre -11.4%
2016 981.37 current US$ per square kilometre -4.6%
2017 1,042 current US$ per square kilometre +6.2%
2018 1,180 current US$ per square kilometre +13.2%
2019 1,176 current US$ per square kilometre -0.3%
2020 1,070 current US$ per square kilometre -9.1%
2021 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre +16.3%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,253 current US$ per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,189 current US$ per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 357.93 current US$ per square kilometre 337.06 current US$ per square kilometre 397.33 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 568.92 current US$ per square kilometre 462.33 current US$ per square kilometre 752.07 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 1,061 current US$ per square kilometre 779.63 current US$ per square kilometre 1,201 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 1,157 current US$ per square kilometre 1,070 current US$ per square kilometre 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 99 Georgia 1,265 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 100 Sierra Leone 1,250 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 101 Croatia 1,249 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 103 Mexico 1,194 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 104 Guinea 1,102 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 105 South Africa 1,096 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Saudi Arabia?
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Saudi Arabia was 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 337.06 current US$ per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
178 places, 5,405 data points, 1990–2021
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.