In 2020, emissions from electricity generation in the Middle East was highest in Saudi Arabia and amounted to around 194.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Meanwhile, that same year, Yemen generated to around 1.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Emissions from electricity generation in the Middle East in 2020, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Ember. (March 29, 2022). Emissions from electricity generation in the Middle East in 2020, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302952/middle-east-emissions-from-electricity-generation/
Ember. "Emissions from electricity generation in the Middle East in 2020, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302952/middle-east-emissions-from-electricity-generation/
Ember. (2022). Emissions from electricity generation in the Middle East in 2020, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302952/middle-east-emissions-from-electricity-generation/
Ember. "Emissions from Electricity Generation in The Middle East in 2020, by Country (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302952/middle-east-emissions-from-electricity-generation/
Ember, Emissions from electricity generation in the Middle East in 2020, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302952/middle-east-emissions-from-electricity-generation/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Emissions from electricity generation in the Middle East in 2020, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Ember, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302952/middle-east-emissions-from-electricity-generation/