Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Food Retail — Emissions

Saudi Arabia
8,503 kt
in 2023
United States of America
46,865 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
United States of America rank
8th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States of America
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 46,865 kt against 8,503 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 38,362 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 222 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 3,883 kt 59,299 kt 55,416 kt United States of America
2010s 5,871 kt 52,343 kt 46,472 kt United States of America
2020s 6,975 kt 45,796 kt 38,821 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 46,865 kt against 8,503 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
38,362 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for food retail — emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 7,872 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf