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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

Location on a map: [25°0′N, 45°0′E]

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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.

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
  • 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

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

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

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

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

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

Evolution of historical internet access 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

Saudi Arabia relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban land area and population over time

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 total rural land area in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical rural population in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical total urban land in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

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

Saudi Arabia relationship between date and population over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

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

Distribution of sites in Saudi Arabia by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Saudi Arabia by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in Saudi Arabia

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Saudi Arabia by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Saudi Arabia

Cities in Saudi Arabia

Sites in Saudi Arabia

Wildfires 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

Distribution of diseases in Saudi Arabia by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Saudi Arabia by start date

Evolution of historical birth rate in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

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 in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide rate in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical covid cases in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical covid deaths in Saudi Arabia

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Saudi Arabia

Diseases in 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

Distribution of companies from Saudi Arabia by foundation year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical expense in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical GDP in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical self employed in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of shops in Saudi Arabia by country

Companies in Saudi Arabia

Exchanges in Saudi Arabia

Shops from Saudi Arabia

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 282,000 people
  • Democracy score: 1.93
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Military expenditure: 7.42 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 19.87 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Saudi Arabia relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Saudi Arabia

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

Distribution of politicians from Saudi Arabia by birth date

Distribution of politicians from Saudi Arabia by gender

Political parties in Saudi Arabia

Politicians from Saudi Arabia

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Saudi Arabia by birth year

Distribution of athletes by gender in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of competitions by city in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of competitions by country in Saudi Arabia

Distribution of competitions in Saudi Arabia by start date

Distribution of medals won by Saudi Arabia at the Olympics

Athletes from Saudi Arabia

Competitions in Saudi Arabia

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Culture

Distribution of artists from Saudi Arabia by birth date

Distribution of artists from Saudi Arabia by gender

Geographical distribution of museums in Saudi Arabia by visitors

Artists from Saudi Arabia

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 by 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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