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Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

679.83gCO2e per kWh · 2025-1.9% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025679.828
2024689.051
2023697.636
2022700.058
2021702.418
2020701.896
2019701.722
2018702.865
2017699.971
2016697.263
2015693.105
2014692.586
2013693.056
2012692.785
2011691.275
2010691.399
2009690.305
2008694.801
2007695.491
2006697.74
2005700.154
2004700.487
2003698.922
2002699.669
2001697.152
2000692.349
1999689.272
1998689.699
1997691.152
1996690.943
1995691.807
1994693.52
1993692.789
1992693.045
1991695.539
1990696.057
1989696.263
1988694.811
1987695.969
1986699.327
1985700.972

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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