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Environment in Middle East & North Africa: how the countries rank

Emissions, renewable energy, forests, farmland and water use. 15 indicators for the 23 economies of Middle East & North Africa, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

CO₂ per person4.09 tgroup, 2024 · world 4.69 tGHG per person5.90 tgroup, 2024 · world 6.36 tGHG emissions4,768.6 Mtgroup, 2024 · world 53,206.4 MtCO₂ emissions3,306.2 Mtgroup, 2024 · world 39,632.7 MtMethane1,093.8 Mtgroup, 2024 · world 9,536.5 MtRenewable energy7.5%group, 2020 · world 19.7%Renewable power6.3%group, 2021 · world 27.8%PM2.5 exposure45.4 µg/m³group, 2023 · world 32.9 µg/m³
CO₂ per person
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0.02.55.07.510199520002005201020152020Middle East & North Africa4.09 tWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
GHG per person
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0.05.01015199520002005201020152020Middle East & North Africa5.90 tWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
countries

All 23 economies, environment

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its environment profile.

23 shown
CountryCO₂ per personGHG per personGHG emissionsCO₂ emissionsMethaneRenewable energyRenewable powerPM2.5 exposure
Qatar47.33 t#1 · 202456.95 t#1 · 2024162.7 Mt#9 · 2024135.3 Mt#8 · 202423.2 Mt#13 · 20240.0%#23 · 20210.3%#19 · 2021107.8 µg/m³#1 · 2023
Bahrain23.90 t#2 · 202440.55 t#2 · 202464.4 Mt#14 · 202438.0 Mt#14 · 202424.0 Mt#12 · 20240.0%#22 · 20210.0%#22 · 202156.6 µg/m³#6 · 2023
Kuwait23.67 t#3 · 202435.39 t#3 · 2024173.3 Mt#8 · 2024115.9 Mt#9 · 202438.7 Mt#7 · 20240.1%#19 · 20210.3%#20 · 202162.3 µg/m³#3 · 2023
Oman18.65 t#4 · 202425.04 t#4 · 2024132.3 Mt#10 · 202498.5 Mt#10 · 202431.2 Mt#9 · 20240.1%#20 · 20211.9%#17 · 202146.9 µg/m³#8 · 2023
Saudi Arabia18.48 t#5 · 202423.76 t#6 · 2024838.9 Mt#2 · 2024652.5 Mt#2 · 2024113.1 Mt#4 · 20240.1%#21 · 20210.1%#21 · 202173.5 µg/m³#2 · 2023
United Arab Emirates18.26 t#6 · 202424.04 t#5 · 2024264.1 Mt#6 · 2024200.6 Mt#6 · 202437.1 Mt#8 · 20241.0%#16 · 20214.2%#13 · 202157.2 µg/m³#5 · 2023
Iran9.05 t#7 · 202411.52 t#8 · 20241,054.8 Mt#1 · 2024829.0 Mt#1 · 2024175.7 Mt#2 · 20240.9%#17 · 20214.2%#12 · 202140.2 µg/m³#12 · 2023
Libya8.66 t#8 · 202413.30 t#7 · 202498.2 Mt#12 · 202464.0 Mt#12 · 202427.4 Mt#11 · 20243.1%#13 · 20210.0%#23 · 202120.0 µg/m³#19 · 2023
Israel5.77 t#9 · 20247.66 t#10 · 202476.6 Mt#13 · 202457.7 Mt#13 · 20249.9 Mt#16 · 20246.2%#10 · 20217.6%#10 · 202121.9 µg/m³#18 · 2023
Iraq5.18 t#10 · 20248.98 t#9 · 2024413.3 Mt#4 · 2024238.7 Mt#4 · 2024163.2 Mt#3 · 20241.1%#14 · 20213.8%#14 · 202149.5 µg/m³#7 · 2023
Algeria3.98 t#11 · 20245.40 t#11 · 2024252.7 Mt#7 · 2024186.4 Mt#7 · 202456.3 Mt#6 · 20240.1%#18 · 20210.9%#18 · 202116.5 µg/m³#22 · 2023
Malta3.18 t#12 · 20243.94 t#12 · 20242.2 Mt#22 · 20241.8 Mt#21 · 20240.2 Mt#22 · 20248.6%#8 · 202111.9%#8 · 202110.8 µg/m³#23 · 2023
Tunisia2.62 t#13 · 20243.63 t#13 · 202444.6 Mt#16 · 202432.2 Mt#15 · 20248.4 Mt#17 · 202411.6%#5 · 20212.8%#16 · 202118.9 µg/m³#20 · 2023
Egypt2.50 t#14 · 20243.32 t#14 · 2024386.6 Mt#5 · 2024291.6 Mt#3 · 202457.5 Mt#5 · 20246.1%#11 · 202112.2%#7 · 202143.1 µg/m³#10 · 2023
Jordan2.09 t#15 · 20243.02 t#16 · 202434.9 Mt#17 · 202424.1 Mt#17 · 20246.2 Mt#19 · 202411.5%#6 · 202124.9%#4 · 202132.6 µg/m³#14 · 2023
Lebanon1.90 t#16 · 20243.24 t#15 · 202418.8 Mt#20 · 202411.0 Mt#19 · 20244.2 Mt#20 · 20246.8%#9 · 20215.1%#11 · 202126.7 µg/m³#16 · 2023
Morocco1.84 t#17 · 20242.86 t#17 · 2024108.7 Mt#11 · 202470.0 Mt#11 · 202431.0 Mt#10 · 202410.9%#7 · 202119.3%#6 · 202118.7 µg/m³#21 · 2023
Syria1.27 t#18 · 20241.91 t#20 · 202447.2 Mt#15 · 202431.4 Mt#16 · 20246.4 Mt#18 · 20241.1%#15 · 20213.4%#15 · 202132.1 µg/m³#15 · 2023
Pakistan0.81 t#19 · 20242.09 t#18 · 2024525.9 Mt#3 · 2024204.0 Mt#5 · 2024250.9 Mt#1 · 202441.6%#1 · 202128.3%#3 · 202158.4 µg/m³#4 · 2023
Djibouti0.77 t#20 · 20242.07 t#19 · 20242.4 Mt#21 · 20240.9 Mt#22 · 20241.3 Mt#21 · 202426.9%#2 · 202235.4%#2 · 202140.3 µg/m³#11 · 2023
Afghanistan0.28 t#21 · 20240.77 t#22 · 202433.0 Mt#18 · 202412.1 Mt#18 · 202416.2 Mt#14 · 202420.0%#3 · 202278.2%#1 · 202137.9 µg/m³#13 · 2023
Yemen0.26 t#22 · 20240.81 t#21 · 202432.9 Mt#19 · 202410.6 Mt#20 · 202411.8 Mt#15 · 20243.7%#12 · 202110.3%#9 · 202146.8 µg/m³#9 · 2023
West Bank and Gaza—————15.4%#4 · 202224.5%#5 · 202122.4 µg/m³#17 · 2023
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

CO₂ per person22 countries
  1. 1Qatar47.33 t2024
  2. 2Bahrain23.90 t2024
  3. 3Kuwait23.67 t2024
Lowest
  1. 22Yemen0.26 t2024
  2. 21Afghanistan0.28 t2024
  3. 20Djibouti0.77 t2024
Median country 3.58 t · group 4.09 t
GHG per person22 countries
  1. 1Qatar56.95 t2024
  2. 2Bahrain40.55 t2024
  3. 3Kuwait35.39 t2024
Lowest
  1. 22Afghanistan0.77 t2024
  2. 21Yemen0.81 t2024
  3. 20Syria1.91 t2024
Median country 4.67 t · group 5.90 t
GHG emissions22 countries
  1. 1Iran1,054.8 Mt2024
  2. 2Saudi Arabia838.9 Mt2024
  3. 3Pakistan525.9 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 22Malta2.2 Mt2024
  2. 21Djibouti2.4 Mt2024
  3. 20Lebanon18.8 Mt2024
Median country 103.5 Mt · group 4,768.6 Mt
CO₂ emissions22 countries
  1. 1Iran829.0 Mt2024
  2. 2Saudi Arabia652.5 Mt2024
  3. 3Egypt291.6 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 22Djibouti0.9 Mt2024
  2. 21Malta1.8 Mt2024
  3. 20Yemen10.6 Mt2024
Median country 67.0 Mt · group 3,306.2 Mt
Methane22 countries
  1. 1Pakistan250.9 Mt2024
  2. 2Iran175.7 Mt2024
  3. 3Iraq163.2 Mt2024
Lowest
  1. 22Malta0.2 Mt2024
  2. 21Djibouti1.3 Mt2024
  3. 20Lebanon4.2 Mt2024
Median country 25.7 Mt · group 1,093.8 Mt
Renewable energy23 countries
  1. 1Pakistan41.6%2021
  2. 2Djibouti26.9%2022
  3. 3Afghanistan20.0%2022
Lowest
  1. 23Qatar0.0%2021
  2. 22Bahrain0.0%2021
  3. 21Saudi Arabia0.1%2021
Median country 3.7% · group 7.5%
Renewable power23 countries
  1. 1Afghanistan78.2%2021
  2. 2Djibouti35.4%2021
  3. 3Pakistan28.3%2021
Lowest
  1. 23Libya0.0%2021
  2. 22Bahrain0.0%2021
  3. 21Saudi Arabia0.1%2021
Median country 4.2% · group 6.3%
PM2.5 exposure23 countries
  1. 1Qatar107.8 µg/m³2023
  2. 2Saudi Arabia73.5 µg/m³2023
  3. 3Kuwait62.3 µg/m³2023
Lowest
  1. 23Malta10.8 µg/m³2023
  2. 22Algeria16.5 µg/m³2023
  3. 21Morocco18.7 µg/m³2023
Median country 40.2 µg/m³ · group 45.4 µg/m³
Forest cover23 countries
  1. 1Lebanon13.8%2024
  2. 2Morocco12.8%2024
  3. 3Israel6.8%2024
Lowest
  1. 23Egypt0.0%2024
  2. 22Oman0.0%2024
  3. 21Libya0.1%2024
Median country 1.6% · group 2.2%
Farmland23 countries
  1. 1Saudi Arabia81.7%2024
  2. 2Syria74.1%2024
  3. 3Djibouti73.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 23Egypt4.2%2024
  2. 22Oman4.8%2024
  3. 21United Arab Emirates5.6%2024
Median country 25.4% · group 35.4%
Arable land23 countries
  1. 1Pakistan39.8%2024
  2. 2Syria24.0%2024
  3. 3Malta22.2%2024
Lowest
  1. 23Djibouti0.2%2024
  2. 22Oman0.3%2024
  3. 21Kuwait0.4%2024
Median country 3.3% · group 7.2%
Protected areas23 countries
  1. 1Oman20.8%2025
  2. 2Bahrain20.6%2025
  3. 3Saudi Arabia17.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 23Libya0.2%2025
  2. 22Yemen0.7%2025
  3. 21Syria0.7%2025
Median country 5.8% · group 7.8%
Water withdrawals22 countries
  1. 1Egypt7,750.0%2022
  2. 2Bahrain3,877.5%2022
  3. 3United Arab Emirates1,509.9%2022
Lowest
  1. 22Djibouti6.3%2022
  2. 21Morocco36.5%2022
  3. 20Lebanon37.8%2022
Median country 129.9% · group 148.3%
Freshwater per person23 countries
  1. 1Iran1,435 m³2022
  2. 2Afghanistan1,162 m³2022
  3. 3Lebanon836 m³2022
Lowest
  1. 23Kuwait0 m³2022
  2. 22Bahrain3 m³2022
  3. 21Egypt9 m³2022
Median country 165 m³ · group 431 m³
Cereal yield21 countries
  1. 1Oman27,672 kg/ha2024
  2. 2United Arab Emirates22,474 kg/ha2024
  3. 3Qatar14,976 kg/ha2024
Lowest
  1. 21Libya660 kg/ha2024
  2. 20Yemen769 kg/ha2024
  3. 19Morocco1,240 kg/ha2024
Median country 2,619 kg/ha · group 3,027 kg/ha
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