Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)

Japan
20,200 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
15,183 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 20,200 kt against 15,183 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5,017 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 211 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 25,990 kt 6,046 kt 19,944 kt Japan
2000s 26,715 kt 8,526 kt 18,189 kt Japan
2010s 23,014 kt 13,827 kt 9,187 kt Japan
2020s 20,137 kt 14,419 kt 5,718 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Japan, at 20,200 kt against 15,183 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
5,017 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 8,776 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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