Saudi Arabia vs South America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 43,708 kt against 9,097 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 34,611 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 4.8 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th and South America ranks 17th of 203 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.54 kt | 4,570 kt | 4,507 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 1,775 kt | 11,880 kt | 10,105 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 6,317 kt | 31,990 kt | 25,673 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 7,560 kt | 42,414 kt | 34,854 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Saudi Arabia or South America?
- South America, at 43,708 kt against 9,097 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Saudi Arabia and South America?
- 34,611 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th and South America ranks 17th of 203 countries.
- 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