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Saudi Arabia rankings 2026: where Saudi Arabia places in 209 global Top 10s

Saudi Arabia is #1 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 61 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Saudi Arabia across Top10Earth: 209 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person, where it is measured at 0.87 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from cement) as of 2026-11-02. Saudi Arabia holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 61 rankings.

Where Saudi Arabia is number one

These are the rankings Saudi Arabia currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Saudi Arabia is inside the top 10 of 60 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 48 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Saudi Arabia by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Saudi Arabia holds 62 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person (0.87 tonnes per person), #2 of 50 in Countries producing the most oil (6,231.61 TWh), #2 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (100 %) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (13.29 tonnes per person). 58 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Saudi Arabia holds 47 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries by personal remittances, paid (58.7k current US$ million), #6 of 50 in Countries by reserves and related items (21.8k BoP, current US$ million), #6 of 50 in Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports (15.06 months of imports) and #7 of 50 in Countries by secondary income, other sectors, payments (61.6k BoP, current US$ million). 43 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Saudi Arabia holds 46 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone (100 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution (73.52 micrograms per cubic meter), #2 of 50 in Fastest-growing populations (4.63 %) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the most immigrants (13.7k thousand people). 42 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Saudi Arabia holds 24 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest groundnut yields (4.14 tonnes per hectare), #9 of 50 in Countries with the most agricultural land (110.02 million hectares), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest barley yields (5.74 tonnes per hectare) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest millet yields (1.96 tonnes per hectare). 20 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Saudi Arabia holds 14 positions: #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution (91 per 100,000 people), #24 of 50 in Countries with the highest respiratory infection death rates (42.23 per 100,000 people), #30 of 50 in Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate (191.5 deaths per 100,000 people) and #34 of 50 in Countries with the highest maternal death rates (0.18 per 100,000 people). 10 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Saudi Arabia holds 8 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (100 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (100 % of population), #17 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (14.97 million subscriptions) and #18 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (44.07 per 100 people). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Saudi Arabia holds 4 positions: #13 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (20.29 million), #22 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (47.98 million), #25 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (302.45 thousand) and #32 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (5.96 US$ bn).

Education and science

In education and science, Saudi Arabia holds 4 positions: #17 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (3.11 thousand), #20 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (24.59 thousand), #29 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (97.93 %) and #46 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (71.07 %).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Saudi Arabia moved in 193 rankings:

Where Saudi Arabia ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Saudi Arabia's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the most births per year (546.04 thousand births), 50th of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per capita (34.5k US$) and 49th of 50 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (1.5 thousand hectares per year). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Saudi Arabia

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Saudi Arabia's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Saudi Arabia

What is Saudi Arabia's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person, with 0.87 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from cement) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Saudi Arabia?

209 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Saudi Arabia in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 61 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person, #2 in Countries producing the most oil and #2 in Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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