Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1,773 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
9,097 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,097 kt against 1,773 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 7,324 kt.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 5.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 20 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 542.63 kt 63.54 kt 479.09 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 515.12 kt 1,775 kt 1,260 kt Saudi Arabia
2010s 946.03 kt 6,317 kt 5,371 kt Saudi Arabia
2020s 1,732 kt 7,560 kt 5,828 kt Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Democratic Republic of the Congo or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 9,097 kt against 1,773 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saudi Arabia?
7,324 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saudi Arabia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 20 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
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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.