What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 0.3564 index in 2015.

What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.067 index in 1999.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?

Saudi Arabia ranks 86th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.

Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?

The figures come from IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as part of Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Saudi Arabia

Name: Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Saudi Arabia
Creator: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Saudi Arabia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.2438 index in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.2438 index

Change on year

down 4.7%

World rank

86th

of 163 countries

All-time high

0.3564 index

in 2015

All-time low

0.067 index

in 1999

Years of data

1998–2019

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2019

Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.

Analysis

The most recent figure for comparative advantage in environmental goods in Saudi Arabia is 0.2438 index, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.3564 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.067 index, in 1999.

Saudi Arabia ranks 86th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.1518 index	0.067 index	0.2365 index	2
2000s	0.1754 index	0.129 index	0.2517 index	10
2010s	0.2327 index	0.1242 index	0.3564 index	10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

83 Ukraine 0.2648 index compare
84 Grenada 0.2568 index compare
85 Laos 0.246 index compare
87 Bhutan 0.2415 index compare
88 Morocco 0.2377 index compare
89 Gabon 0.2366 index compare

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More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.41 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Saudi Arabia?: Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Saudi Arabia was 0.2438 index in 2019, according to IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations.
What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 0.3564 index in 2015.
What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.067 index in 1999.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Saudi Arabia ranks 86th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?: The figures come from IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as part of Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index)
Unit: index
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,076 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” Comparative advantage is a measure of the relative advantage or disadvantage a particular country has in a certain class of goods (in this case, environmental goods), and can be used to evaluate export potential in that class of goods. Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” A value greater than one indicates a relative advantage in environmental goods, while a value of less than one indicates a relative disadvantage.