Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on? Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on? GDP per capita per annum: $35,230 (global average $14,210) Total annual tonnes CO2: 736m (seventh highest country) CO2 per capita: 22.13 metric tonnes (global average 4.7) Most recent NDC (carbon plan): 2021 Climate plans: critically insufficient