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Saudi Arabia

586 MtCO2 (published source). EIA-enriched profile year: 2024.

EIA data live: This country's carbon + energy profile is enriched with US Energy Information Administration International Energy Statistics via the Trellison medallion pipeline (latest richly-populated year: 2024). Source: gold_country_energy_profile.
Global rank
#9
Emissions 2022 (published)
586
MtCO2
ETS coverage
0%
Carbon price
USD / tCO2e

EIA indicators — 2024

CO2 total
677.02
million metric tonnes carbon d
CO2 from coal
0.4693
million metric tonnes carbon d
CO2 from petroleum
434.50
million metric tonnes carbon d
CO2 from natural gas
242.05
million metric tonnes carbon d
Primary energy consumption
11.87
quadrillion Btu
Primary energy production
26.95
quadrillion Btu
Electricity generation total
445.76
billion kilowatthours
Fossil electricity
442.61
billion kilowatthours
Nuclear electricity
0.0000
billion kilowatthours
Hydro electricity
0.0000
billion kilowatthours
Solar electricity
1.43
billion kilowatthours
Wind electricity
1.72
billion kilowatthours
Coal production
0.0000
1000 metric tons
Crude oil production
9,163
thousand barrels per day
Natural gas production
4.56
quadrillion Btu
Natural gas consumption
4.56
quadrillion Btu

ETS status

No compliance ETS; Vision 2030; Riyadh-based Regional Voluntary Carbon Market (RVCMC)

Exposed operators

Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Saudi Electricity Company, Ma'aden

Trade system impact

RVCMC is building a regional voluntary exchange. Aramco is one of the world's largest VCM buyers. Saudi Green Initiative includes a 50% renewable target by 2030 without formal carbon pricing.

Proof-pack relevance

Aramco-as-buyer creates demand-side pressure for proof-pack-equivalent disclosure on credits retired against Aramco's own 2050 net-zero claim. RVCMC infrastructure is a natural proof-pack integration target.

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