Agrifood systems — Emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 51,008 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
51,008 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
27th
of 222 countries
All-time high
51,012 kt
in 2022
All-time low
10,231 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200620231990: 10.2k kt1991: 11.0k kt1992: 12.2k kt1993: 13.4k kt1994: 14.8k kt1995: 14.5k kt1996: 15.6k kt1997: 16.2k kt1998: 17.2k kt1999: 18.0k kt2000: 18.8k kt2001: 19.9k kt2002: 22.0k kt2003: 22.6k kt2004: 23.4k kt2005: 24.6k kt2006: 30.4k kt2007: 33.1k kt2008: 35.0k kt2009: 37.9k kt2010: 37.9k kt2011: 39.7k kt2012: 42.8k kt2013: 43.6k kt2014: 43.3k kt2015: 47.6k kt2016: 47.3k kt2017: 45.4k kt2018: 42.4k kt2019: 46.0k kt2020: 44.5k kt2021: 47.7k kt2022: 51.0k kt2023: 51.0k kt

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 51,008 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 51,012 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10,231 kt, in 1990.

Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2) in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10,231 kt
1991 11,016 kt +7.7%
1992 12,202 kt +10.8%
1993 13,440 kt +10.2%
1994 14,764 kt +9.9%
1995 14,501 kt -1.8%
1996 15,581 kt +7.4%
1997 16,153 kt +3.7%
1998 17,236 kt +6.7%
1999 18,004 kt +4.5%
2000 18,795 kt +4.4%
2001 19,909 kt +5.9%
2002 21,971 kt +10.4%
2003 22,630 kt +3.0%
2004 23,432 kt +3.5%
2005 24,643 kt +5.2%
2006 30,364 kt +23.2%
2007 33,129 kt +9.1%
2008 34,972 kt +5.6%
2009 37,885 kt +8.3%
2010 37,862 kt -0.1%
2011 39,683 kt +4.8%
2012 42,782 kt +7.8%
2013 43,627 kt +2.0%
2014 43,313 kt -0.7%
2015 47,581 kt +9.9%
2016 47,276 kt -0.6%
2017 45,369 kt -4.0%
2018 42,415 kt -6.5%
2019 45,970 kt +8.4%
2020 44,476 kt -3.3%
2021 47,674 kt +7.2%
2022 51,012 kt +7.0%
2023 51,008 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,313 kt 10,231 kt 18,004 kt 10
2000s 26,773 kt 18,795 kt 37,885 kt 10
2010s 43,588 kt 37,862 kt 47,581 kt 10
2020s 48,542 kt 44,476 kt 51,012 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 24 Belarus 59,268 kt compare
  2. 25 Australia 57,497 kt compare
  3. 26 Nigeria 56,896 kt compare
  4. 28 France 49,916 kt compare
  5. 29 Italy 46,320 kt compare
  6. 30 Ukraine 44,911 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 51,008 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 51,012 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,231 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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