This month we look at Saudi Arabia as our focus country.
Focus market on this month's report: Saudi Arabia
Highlights from this month’s report include:
- Global passenger-related aviation emissions in October 2025 were 71m tonnes
- Out of the 25 largest markets in October 2025, Saudi Arabia saw the largest % increase at +32% when compared to October 2019, whereas Hong Kong saw the largest % reduction in emissions at -29%.
- Overall global passenger-related aviation emissions January to October 2025 were 685m tonnes, 4m tonnes below January to October 2019 levels
Spotlight on Saudi Arabia
- Passenger-related emissions from airports in Saudi Arabia were 0.89m tonnes in October 2025, +32% above 2019 levels
- Saudi Arabia ranked 22nd largest country for emissions in October 2025
- Out of the 10 largest airports for emissions, airline operations from Dammam - King Fahd International Airport had the lowest emissions per ASK
- IndiGo had the lowest emissions per ASK out of the 10 largest airlines for emissions over the last 12 months
Download this month’s report here
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