Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)

Saudi Arabia
15,183 kt
in 2023
United States of America
66,277 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
12th
United States of America rank
11th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States of America
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 66,277 kt against 15,183 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 51,094 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 11th of 244 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 6,046 kt 47,941 kt 41,894 kt United States of America
2000s 8,526 kt 57,692 kt 49,166 kt United States of America
2010s 13,827 kt 62,927 kt 49,100 kt United States of America
2020s 14,419 kt 64,523 kt 50,104 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 66,277 kt against 15,183 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
51,094 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 11th of 244 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
277 places, 9,214 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