Saudi Arabia vs Western Africa: Solid Food Waste — Emissions
Solid Food Waste — Emissions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 1,396 kt against 312.92 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1,083 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 4.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 181 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 219.54 kt | 1,226 kt | 1,006 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 270.5 kt | 1,304 kt | 1,034 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 298.9 kt | 1,373 kt | 1,074 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 310.82 kt | 1,394 kt | 1,083 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Saudi Arabia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 1,396 kt against 312.92 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Saudi Arabia and Western Africa?
- 1,083 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Western Africa rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). 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.