Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
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 217 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 217 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
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.