Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8,503 kt against 5,826 kt in South Africa, a difference of 2,677 kt.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Africa ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,883 kt | 3,950 kt | 67.09 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5,871 kt | 6,138 kt | 267.17 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6,975 kt | 5,887 kt | 1,088 kt | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8,503 kt against 5,826 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 2,677 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 9th of 190 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
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.