Import of environmentally sound technologies in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Import of environmentally sound technologies was 16.81 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import of environmentally sound technologies in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 16.81 billion for import of environmentally sound technologies in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import of environmentally sound technologies in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.81 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.43 billion, in 2010.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Import of environmentally sound technologies in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.43 billion | — |
| 2011 | 10.24 billion | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 12.78 billion | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 13.63 billion | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 12.99 billion | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 14.17 billion | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 10.56 billion | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 10.08 billion | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 9.43 billion | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 9.47 billion | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.06 billion | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 9.06 billion | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.75 billion | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 13.00 billion | +20.9% |
| 2024 | 16.81 billion | +29.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 16.81 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.31 billion, 5.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 16.81 billion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.07 billion, 8.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.08 billion | 7.43 billion | 14.17 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.74 billion | 9.06 billion | 16.81 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import of environmentally sound technologies in Saudi Arabia?
- Import of environmentally sound technologies in Saudi Arabia was 16.81 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest import of environmentally sound technologies recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.81 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest import of environmentally sound technologies recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.43 billion in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for import of environmentally sound technologies?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import of environmentally sound technologies rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Import of environmentally sound technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).