Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- Northern America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 50,301 kt against 8,503 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 41,798 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.9 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62,668 kt | 3,883 kt | 58,784 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 55,634 kt | 5,871 kt | 49,764 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 49,187 kt | 6,975 kt | 42,212 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
- Northern America, at 50,301 kt against 8,503 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 41,798 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 33 groups.
- 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
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.