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Saudi Arabia

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Key facts

  • currency: Saudi Arabian riyal
  • capital city: Riyadh
  • region: Western Asia
  • continent: Asia
  • land area: 2,149,690 km²
  • population: 36,947,025 people
  • political leader: Salman (King)
Classified as: place

Summary

Saudi Arabia is a country. The capital city is Riyadh, located in the Western Asia region of Asia. It has a land area of 2,149,690 km², a population of 36,947,025 people and uses the currency Saudi Arabian riyal. The King is Salman.

Location on a map: [25°0′N, 45°0′E]

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Environment

Saudi Arabia is one of the countries in Asia, countries in Western Asia and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 1,736,370.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.00 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 607.91 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 55.80 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 20.41 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.00 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -191.52 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 2.39 births per woman
  • Forest area: 9,770 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 99.93 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 810.51 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 26.60
  • Methane emissions: 136.30 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 10.24 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 15,700,888 people
  • Male population: 21,246,137 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 0.10 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 1,908,957.39 km²
  • Rural population: 5,560,527 people
  • Urban land area: 7,756.63 km²
  • Urban population: 31,386,498 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 2.52 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Saudi Arabia by population

Cities in Saudi Arabia

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Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Saudi Arabia

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Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical land area in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical median age in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between methane emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical population in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between urban land area and population in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical female population in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical male population in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical rural land area in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical rural population in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical urban land area in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical urban population in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between population and date in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of sites in Saudi Arabia by inscription year

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Saudi Arabia

Geographical distribution of sites in Saudi Arabia by area

Sites in Saudi Arabia

Proportion of transboundary sites in Saudi Arabia

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Saudi Arabia by mean width

Wildfires in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Saudi Arabia

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 282,000 people
  • Democracy score: 1.93
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Individuals using the internet: 100.00 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 7.42 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 28,998 people
  • Press freedom: 1.19
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 19.87 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical net migration in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saudi Arabia

Political parties in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of politicians from Saudi Arabia by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Saudi Arabia

Politicians from Saudi Arabia

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Business

  • Expense: 24.56 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 1,067,582,933,333.33 current US$
  • Inflation: 2.33 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 6.45 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 7.77 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 4.88 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 1.80 % of total employment

Proportion of revenue types by company in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of companies founded in Saudi Arabia by year

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Saudi Arabia

Companies from Saudi Arabia

Proportion of employee types in companies from Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical central government debt in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical expense in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical GDP in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical inflation in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical unemployment in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Saudi Arabia

Exchanges in Saudi Arabia

Proportion of shops per country in Saudi Arabia

Shops in Saudi Arabia

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Health

  • Birth rate: 16.92 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 2.75 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 1,442.00 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 5.97 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.04 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.15 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 78
  • Suicide mortality rate: 6.00 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical death rate in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical birth rate in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Saudi Arabia

Diseases in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Saudi Arabia

Proportion of diseases in Saudi Arabia by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Saudi Arabia by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical deaths in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between cases and deaths in Saudi Arabia

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Saudi Arabia by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Saudi Arabia

Athletes from Saudi Arabia

Proportion of competitions per city in Saudi Arabia

Competitions in Saudi Arabia

Proportion of competitions per country in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of competitions in Saudi Arabia by start date

Proportion of medals won by Saudi Arabia in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Saudi Arabia

Distribution of artists from Saudi Arabia by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Saudi Arabia

Geographical distribution of museums in Saudi Arabia by visitors

Museums in Saudi Arabia

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Saudi Arabia by total students

Distribution of universities in Saudi Arabia per foundation year

Universities in Saudi Arabia

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In literature

There are 384 books written about Saudi Arabia in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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