Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Northern America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 84,650 kt against 15,183 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 69,467 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,136 kt | 6,046 kt | 55,090 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 74,125 kt | 8,526 kt | 65,599 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 82,291 kt | 13,827 kt | 68,464 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 82,396 kt | 14,419 kt | 67,978 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
- Northern America, at 84,650 kt against 15,183 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 69,467 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern America ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 32 groups.
- 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
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