Saudi Arabia vs South America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions
Pre- and post-production — Emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 173,344 kt against 47,247 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 126,097 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 3.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th and South America ranks 17th of 226 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,993 kt | 61,925 kt | 48,931 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 24,436 kt | 94,845 kt | 70,409 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 40,156 kt | 141,131 kt | 100,974 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 44,623 kt | 169,230 kt | 124,607 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, Saudi Arabia or South America?
- South America, at 173,344 kt against 47,247 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between Saudi Arabia and South America?
- 126,097 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South America rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th and South America ranks 17th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). 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.