Iron & steel in Saudi Arabia: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

6 tracked facilities, ≈7,093,690 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing iron & steel.

The numbers

Iron & steel in Saudi Arabia at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	6	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	7,093,690 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	1,182,282 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€535M/yr	at €75.36/t CBAM

📦 Iron & steel is a CBAM sector. EU-bound exports from Saudi Arabia pay the border price on the 2026→2034 phase-in — how CBAM works.

Carbon pricing here: No carbon price (voluntary GCOM credit market only). Vision 2030 industrial push. Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Saudi Arabia.

Largest emitters

Top 6 iron & steel CO2 emitters in Saudi Arabia

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	SABIC Hadeed Al Jubail steel plant	Saudi Iron and Steel Co	3,619,273	€272.7M
2	Al Ittefaq Arab Steel Dammam plant	Arab Steel Co	1,306,009	€98.4M
3	Al Qaryan steel plant	—	910,474	€68.6M
4	Solb Steel Jizan plant	Solb Steel Co	654,665	€49.3M
5	Al Ittefaq National Steel Dammam plant	National Steel Co	423,032	€31.9M
6	Rajhi Al Assemah Steel Jeddah plant	Rajhi Steel Industries Co Ltd	180,237	€13.6M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Iron & steel in China

1,319,029,532 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in India

188,820,298 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Japan

101,717,091 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Russian Federation

86,914,845 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in South Korea

81,601,450 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Saudi Arabia

Oil & gas production in Saudi Arabia

201,877,662 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Saudi Arabia

33,605,972 t CO2/yr

Cement in Saudi Arabia

28,101,351 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in Saudi Arabia

24,328,333 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many iron & steel facilities does Saudi Arabia have with tracked emissions?

6 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈7,093,690 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest iron & steel emitter in Saudi Arabia?

SABIC Hadeed Al Jubail steel plant — ≈3,619,273 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

≈€535M per year at €75.36/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on the EU-bound export share.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.