Africa vs Saudi Arabia: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Africa
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 64,442 kt against 9,097 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 55,345 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 7.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,636 kt | 63.54 kt | 10,573 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 21,228 kt | 1,775 kt | 19,453 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 42,919 kt | 6,317 kt | 36,601 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 62,394 kt | 7,560 kt | 54,834 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Saudi Arabia?
- Africa, at 64,442 kt against 9,097 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Saudi Arabia?
- 55,345 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 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