Riyadh Province

Annual Climate Emissions and Hazard Information

The Riyadh Region is a region of Saudi Arabia, also called Al-Wosta, located in the center of the country. It has an area of 404,240 km² and a population of 8,216,284, making it the second-largest province in terms of both area and population . Its capital is the city of Riyadh, which is also the national capital. Source: Wikipedia

Annual Weather Data

Month	Average	Average High	Average Low	Record High	Record Low	Average Precipitation
January	15.9°C	22.3°C	8.8°C	36.0°C	-2.9°C	13.5 mm
February	18.5°C	25.0°C	11.2°C	38.0°C	0.5°C	4.8 mm
March	22.8°C	29.6°C	15.4°C	42.0°C	2.4°C	29.1 mm
April	27.4°C	34.5°C	20.0°C	43.0°C	9.4°C	28.9 mm
May	32.6°C	40.0°C	24.9°C	47.0°C	15.0°C	5.8 mm
June	34.9°C	43.0°C	26.5°C	48.0°C	18.0°C	0.1 mm
July	36.0°C	44.0°C	27.8°C	48.4°C	21.0°C	—
August	35.7°C	43.8°C	27.5°C	48.2°C	20.0°C	0.4 mm
September	32.7°C	40.9°C	24.2°C	46.8°C	14.4°C	—
October	27.6°C	35.6°C	19.4°C	42.5°C	8.9°C	0.9 mm
November	21.9°C	28.7°C	14.5°C	37.0°C	5.0°C	6.4 mm
December	17.3°C	24.0°C	10.2°C	34.0°C	-2.0°C	13.3 mm

Sources: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought

High (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.

Riyadh Province CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Riyadh Province	131,520,014 t	16.3 t	350.7 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Top Cities in Riyadh Province

Cities in Riyadh Province

Name	Area	Population
Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia	1,890.9 km²	79,147
Al-Muzahmiyya, Saudi Arabia	4,675.7 km²	70,231
Dhurma, Saudi Arabia	4,577 km²	28,395
Diriyah	1,713.8 km²	146,086
Hareem, Saudi Arabia	2,745.6 km²	23,023
Riyadh	9,135.3 km²	6.2 million
Wadi Al Dawaser, Saudi Arabia	55,668.3 km²	129,538

Other Regions in Saudi Arabia

Name	Area	Population
Al Baha, Saudi Arabia	9,930.9 km²	441,946
Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia	87,643.4 km²	512,802
Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia	147,531.5 km²	2.0 million
Al-Qassim	72,002.7 km²	1.4 million
'Asir Province	79,830.4 km²	2.3 million
Eastern Province	520,163 km²	4.9 million
Ha'il	112,817.6 km²	653,499
Jazan, Saudi Arabia	12,316.7 km²	1.5 million
Makkah, Saudi Arabia	137,910.5 km²	7.9 million
Najran Province	130,258.7 km²	586,806
Northern Borders Province	107,610.3 km²	367,898
Riyadh Province	375,013.4 km²	8.1 million
Tabuk Province	132,079.4 km²	841,842

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