Saudi Arabia ranks high on global environmental performance

• Kingdom ranked first on ‘Tree Cover Loss’ and ‘Wetland’ indicators

• Ranks 13th globally out of 167 countries on ‘Satisfaction with Efforts to Preserve the Environment’ indicator

Saudi Arabia has outperformed 180 countries in two indicators of environmental performance, according to the National Centre for Performance Measurement (Adaa), which monitors the international indicators.

The kingdom ranked first in the ‘Tree Cover Loss’ and ‘Wetland’ indicators, in addition to surpassing 172 countries in preserving and protecting natural environments and preventing the extinction of rare animal species, ranking eighth in the world in the ‘Species Habitat Index’, Tradearabia reported, quoting the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

This achievement comes as the international community celebrated June 5, the World Environment Day, in which the Kingdom stands out with many environmental achievements.

The Kingdom outperformed 133 countries by ranking 34th in the world and first in the Middle East and North Africa in the ‘Forest soils and site indicator’.  

This indicator assesses the quality of land, forests, and soil resources and their impact on the quality of life, in addition to the ‘No Floods’ and ‘Sustainable Nitrogen Management’ as sub-indicators of the ‘Forest soils and site’, in which the Kingdom ranked 17th and 19th globally, respectively.

On the ‘Satisfaction with Efforts to Preserve the Environment’ indicator, Adaa Centre said the Kingdom ranked 13th globally out of 167 countries based on questionnaires prepared by Gallup polls which measure efforts to preserve environmental sustainability.