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Dirtiest power plants in Saudi Arabia by CO₂

The highest-emitting power plants in Saudi Arabia ranked by asset-level annual CO₂, measured for EPA/EU ETS and modelled for Climate TRACE. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yrSource
1SHAIBAOilSaudi Arabia22,046,000Climate TRACE
2Qurayyah Thermal power plantGasSaudi Arabia20,764,000Climate TRACE
3RABIGHOilSaudi Arabia19,711,000Climate TRACE
4GHAZLANGasSaudi Arabia16,027,000Climate TRACE
5Riyadh 9OilSaudi Arabia11,042,500Climate TRACE
6QURAYYAH- CCGasSaudi Arabia9,597,400Climate TRACE
7YANBU PLANT 2OilSaudi Arabia9,329,000Climate TRACE
8Jizan IGCC power plantGasSaudi Arabia9,061,700Climate TRACE
9Riyadh 10OilSaudi Arabia8,074,800Climate TRACE
10Riyadh 8GasSaudi Arabia6,909,800Climate TRACE
11RAS Al KhairGasSaudi Arabia6,903,000Climate TRACE
12JEDDAH SOUTHOilSaudi Arabia6,706,700Climate TRACE
13MARAFIQ Independent Water and power plantGasSaudi Arabia6,646,700Climate TRACE
14JUBAIL (SWCC)GasSaudi Arabia6,128,100Climate TRACE
15Faras power plantGasSaudi Arabia5,305,200Climate TRACE
16Jeddah PP3 power plantOilSaudi Arabia5,048,900Climate TRACE
17Rabigh 2 IPP power stationGasSaudi Arabia4,986,300Climate TRACE
18Riyadh 12GasSaudi Arabia4,977,800Climate TRACE
19Al-Qassim power plantGasSaudi Arabia4,860,700Climate TRACE
20Riyadh City-14 power stationGasSaudi Arabia4,660,400Climate TRACE
21Wasit Gas PlantGasSaudi Arabia4,615,600Climate TRACE
22Jizan Central power plantGasSaudi Arabia4,604,900Climate TRACE
23Riyadh 7GasSaudi Arabia4,335,200Climate TRACE
24Riyadh City-13 power stationGasSaudi Arabia4,236,600Climate TRACE
25AlkhobarOilSaudi Arabia3,736,300Climate TRACE
26Fadhili cogeneration power plantGasSaudi Arabia3,639,600Climate TRACE
27SHEDGUMGasSaudi Arabia3,626,300Climate TRACE
28Shaybah Gas power plantGasSaudi Arabia3,530,600Climate TRACE
29Yanbu 2 power plantGasSaudi Arabia3,106,700Climate TRACE
30Shuaibah Independent Water and Power ProjectOilSaudi Arabia3,048,400Climate TRACE
31MAKKAHOilSaudi Arabia2,914,400Climate TRACE
32Waad Al Shamal power stationGasSaudi Arabia2,882,600Climate TRACE
33YANBU PLANTOilSaudi Arabia2,752,600Climate TRACE
34Shuqaiq 2 Independent Water and Power ProjectOilSaudi Arabia2,591,000Climate TRACE
35Hail-2 power plantOilSaudi Arabia2,559,600Climate TRACE
36JEDDAH (SWCC)OilSaudi Arabia2,365,200Climate TRACE
37Shuaiba SWCC power plantOilSaudi Arabia2,120,600Climate TRACE
38Petro-Rabigh Independent Water Steam and Power ProjectOilSaudi Arabia2,108,600Climate TRACE
39ASIROilSaudi Arabia1,919,000Climate TRACE
40DAMMAMGasSaudi Arabia1,840,900Climate TRACE
41SHAYBAH NGL PLANTOtherSaudi Arabia1,547,530Climate TRACE
42Riyadh 5 power plantOilSaudi Arabia1,540,590Climate TRACE
43NAJRANOilSaudi Arabia1,423,520Climate TRACE
44Tehama Central power stationGasSaudi Arabia1,384,270Climate TRACE
45AL-QURAYYATOilSaudi Arabia1,361,340Climate TRACE
46ARAROilSaudi Arabia1,240,870Climate TRACE
47KhursaniyahGasSaudi Arabia1,219,260Climate TRACE
48AL-JOUFOilSaudi Arabia1,206,080Climate TRACE
49Abqaiq cogeneration power stationGasSaudi Arabia1,186,250Climate TRACE
50RAS TANURA CO-GENERATION PLANTGasSaudi Arabia1,173,140Climate TRACE
51BISHAOilSaudi Arabia1,087,530Climate TRACE
52MADINAH - 2OilSaudi Arabia1,023,740Climate TRACE
53Berri Gas power plantGasSaudi Arabia981,990Climate TRACE
54FARAS ARAMCOGasSaudi Arabia925,950Climate TRACE
55Yamama power plantGasSaudi Arabia912,840Climate TRACE
56Riyadh 4OilSaudi Arabia855,090Climate TRACE
57Rafha power plantGasSaudi Arabia825,980Climate TRACE
58Jubail cogeneration power plantGasSaudi Arabia823,830Climate TRACE
59SHAROURAOilSaudi Arabia757,210Climate TRACE
60HofufGasSaudi Arabia708,810Climate TRACE
61Manifa cogeneration power plantGasSaudi Arabia706,110Climate TRACE
62TABUK BASEOilSaudi Arabia644,750Climate TRACE
63KING KHALID MCOilSaudi Arabia606,160Climate TRACE
64AL WAJHOilSaudi Arabia561,360Climate TRACE
65Saudi Cement power plantOilSaudi Arabia561,160Climate TRACE
66JUAYMAH CO-GENERATION GAS PLANTGasSaudi Arabia550,380Climate TRACE
67TAIFOilSaudi Arabia542,110Climate TRACE
68Hawiyah cogeneration power stationGasSaudi Arabia527,230Climate TRACE
69Ras Tanura Tihama power stationGasSaudi Arabia494,280Climate TRACE
70QATIF G-1GasSaudi Arabia474,520Climate TRACE
71AL-QAYSUMAHOilSaudi Arabia461,840Climate TRACE
72RAS AL-KHAFJI ARAMCOOtherSaudi Arabia457,880Climate TRACE
73JEDDAH NO.3OilSaudi Arabia401,130Climate TRACE
74AL-SHUQAIQ-1OtherSaudi Arabia392,500Climate TRACE
75Yanbu Cement power plantOilSaudi Arabia386,400Climate TRACE
76Juba power plantGasSaudi Arabia380,460Climate TRACE
77Riyadh Cement Company power plantOilSaudi Arabia362,760Climate TRACE
78Altaaqa 4 Mobile power plantOilSaudi Arabia317,550Climate TRACE
79SAFANIYAHGasSaudi Arabia312,370Climate TRACE
80TABARJALOilSaudi Arabia305,790Climate TRACE
81ABQAIQ FIELDGasSaudi Arabia296,590Climate TRACE
82Altaaqa 2 Mobile power plantOilSaudi Arabia279,440Climate TRACE
83LAYLAOilSaudi Arabia251,900Climate TRACE
84Altaaqa 1 Mobile power plantOilSaudi Arabia241,350Climate TRACE
85Jizan Cement Company power plantOilSaudi Arabia222,030Climate TRACE
86ALBAHAOilSaudi Arabia217,250Climate TRACE
87Al-Tuwairqi power plantOilSaudi Arabia198,140Climate TRACE
88Tehama Cement Power PlantOilSaudi Arabia166,910Climate TRACE
89Mansourah Massarah power plantOilSaudi Arabia146,328Climate TRACE
90AL-Sadiya Cement power plantOilSaudi Arabia139,721Climate TRACE
91YANBU (SEC)OilSaudi Arabia138,202Climate TRACE
92Hail Cement Company power plantOilSaudi Arabia131,598Climate TRACE
93HAIL1OilSaudi Arabia131,257Climate TRACE

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ from EPA/EU ETS/Climate TRACE; CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in dirtiest power plants in saudi arabia by co₂?

SHAIBA (Saudi Arabia) ranks #1 with 22,046,000 t co₂/yr.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 93 power plants in in Saudi Arabia.

Which plants make the top three?

1. SHAIBA (22,046,000); 2. Qurayyah Thermal power plant (20,764,000); 3. RABIGH (19,711,000).