Oil & gas production in Saudi Arabia: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

7 tracked facilities, ≈201,877,662 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 oil & gas production.

The numbers

Oil & gas production in Saudi Arabia at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	7	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	201,877,662 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	28,839,666 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€15,625M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

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 7 oil & gas production CO2 emitters in Saudi Arabia

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Saudi Arabia_Widyan - North Arabian Gulf_Conventional onshore	Kuwait Oil Company Ltd	109,863,546	€8,503.4M
2	Saudi Arabia_Widyan - North Arabian Gulf_Conventional shelf	Saudi Arabian Oil Co	60,055,564	€4,648.3M
3	Saudi Arabia_Rub al Khali_Conventional onshore	—	17,284,655	€1,337.8M
4	Saudi Arabia_Widyan - North Arabian Gulf_Acid/sour gas	—	13,876,653	€1,074.1M
5	Saudi Arabia_Widyan - North Arabian Gulf_Tight gas	—	355,844	€27.5M
6	Saudi Arabia_Tabuk_Tight gas	—	313,373	€24.3M
7	Saudi Arabia_Red Sea_Conventional onshore	—	128,027	€9.9M

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

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Same industry, other countries

Oil & gas production in United States

712,998,435 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Russian Federation

515,555,902 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Iran

292,069,171 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Canada

252,343,963 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in China

160,128,617 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Saudi Arabia

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

Iron & steel in Saudi Arabia

7,093,690 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many oil & gas production facilities does Saudi Arabia have with tracked emissions?

7 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈201,877,662 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest oil & gas production emitter in Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia_Widyan - North Arabian Gulf_Conventional onshore — ≈109,863,546 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€15,625M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

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.