Republic of Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Republic of Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 15,183 kt against 11,777 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 3,406 kt.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,405 kt | 6,046 kt | 358.43 kt | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 9,057 kt | 8,526 kt | 531.38 kt | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 10,694 kt | 13,827 kt | 3,133 kt | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 11,558 kt | 14,419 kt | 2,860 kt | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Republic of Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 15,183 kt against 11,777 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 3,406 kt, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Republic of Korea ranks 11th 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.
Individual pages
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.