AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: AFOLU — Indirect emissions was 6.72 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.72 kt
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
44th
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.3 kt
in 2022
All-time low
2.58 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 2.6 kt1991: 2.7 kt1992: 2.8 kt1993: 2.9 kt1994: 3 kt1995: 3 kt1996: 3 kt1997: 3.1 kt1998: 3.1 kt1999: 3 kt2000: 3.1 kt2001: 3.3 kt2002: 3.3 kt2003: 3.3 kt2004: 3.6 kt2005: 3.6 kt2006: 3.5 kt2007: 3.5 kt2008: 3.2 kt2009: 2.9 kt2010: 3.2 kt2011: 3.6 kt2012: 3.6 kt2013: 3.9 kt2014: 3.6 kt2015: 3.6 kt2016: 3.7 kt2017: 3.7 kt2018: 3.8 kt2019: 3.9 kt2020: 6.2 kt2021: 6.2 kt2022: 7.3 kt2023: 6.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 6.72 kt for afolu — indirect emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — indirect emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.3 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.58 kt, in 1990.

Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Indirect emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.58 kt
1991 2.72 kt +5.4%
1992 2.83 kt +4.2%
1993 2.92 kt +3.2%
1994 3.03 kt +3.7%
1995 2.98 kt -1.7%
1996 3.02 kt +1.3%
1997 3.15 kt +4.3%
1998 3.11 kt -1.0%
1999 3.01 kt -3.5%
2000 3.12 kt +3.9%
2001 3.27 kt +4.7%
2002 3.3 kt +0.9%
2003 3.35 kt +1.4%
2004 3.55 kt +6.2%
2005 3.64 kt +2.4%
2006 3.47 kt -4.7%
2007 3.48 kt +0.4%
2008 3.18 kt -8.7%
2009 2.86 kt -10.2%
2010 3.22 kt +12.8%
2011 3.57 kt +10.7%
2012 3.62 kt +1.4%
2013 3.85 kt +6.5%
2014 3.57 kt -7.3%
2015 3.6 kt +1.0%
2016 3.65 kt +1.3%
2017 3.69 kt +1.1%
2018 3.76 kt +1.9%
2019 3.86 kt +2.6%
2020 6.17 kt +59.9%
2021 6.16 kt -0.3%
2022 7.3 kt +18.5%
2023 6.72 kt -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.93 kt 2.58 kt 3.15 kt 10
2000s 3.32 kt 2.86 kt 3.64 kt 10
2010s 3.64 kt 3.22 kt 3.86 kt 10
2020s 6.59 kt 6.16 kt 7.3 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 41 Uruguay 7.93 kt compare
  2. 42 Myanmar 7.34 kt compare
  3. 43 Guinea 6.78 kt compare
  4. 45 Egypt 6.05 kt compare
  5. 46 Senegal 5.85 kt compare
  6. 47 Afghanistan 5.83 kt compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — indirect emissions in Saudi Arabia?
Afolu — indirect emissions in Saudi Arabia was 6.72 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 7.3 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest afolu — indirect emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.58 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for afolu — indirect emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — indirect emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2023
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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