Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 10,399 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,399 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
20th
of 215 countries
All-time high
10,399 kt
in 2023
All-time low
5,685 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 5.7k kt1991: 6.0k kt1992: 6.3k kt1993: 6.5k kt1994: 6.7k kt1995: 6.9k kt1996: 7.1k kt1997: 7.3k kt1998: 7.5k kt1999: 7.7k kt2000: 7.8k kt2001: 8.0k kt2002: 8.1k kt2003: 8.3k kt2004: 8.4k kt2005: 8.6k kt2006: 8.7k kt2007: 8.8k kt2008: 8.9k kt2009: 9.0k kt2010: 9.2k kt2011: 9.3k kt2012: 9.4k kt2013: 9.6k kt2014: 9.6k kt2015: 9.9k kt2016: 10.0k kt2017: 10.1k kt2018: 10.1k kt2019: 10.1k kt2020: 10.2k kt2021: 10.3k kt2022: 10.3k kt2023: 10.4k kt

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 10,399 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10,399 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,685 kt, in 1990.

That places Saudi Arabia 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,685 kt
1991 5,981 kt +5.2%
1992 6,252 kt +4.5%
1993 6,499 kt +4.0%
1994 6,731 kt +3.6%
1995 6,947 kt +3.2%
1996 7,138 kt +2.8%
1997 7,335 kt +2.8%
1998 7,509 kt +2.4%
1999 7,670 kt +2.1%
2000 7,836 kt +2.2%
2001 7,993 kt +2.0%
2002 8,134 kt +1.8%
2003 8,275 kt +1.7%
2004 8,412 kt +1.7%
2005 8,550 kt +1.6%
2006 8,682 kt +1.5%
2007 8,809 kt +1.5%
2008 8,932 kt +1.4%
2009 9,045 kt +1.3%
2010 9,160 kt +1.3%
2011 9,269 kt +1.2%
2012 9,436 kt +1.8%
2013 9,552 kt +1.2%
2014 9,625 kt +0.8%
2015 9,940 kt +3.3%
2016 10,022 kt +0.8%
2017 10,062 kt +0.4%
2018 10,096 kt +0.3%
2019 10,144 kt +0.5%
2020 10,199 kt +0.5%
2021 10,250 kt +0.5%
2022 10,323 kt +0.7%
2023 10,399 kt +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,775 kt 5,685 kt 7,670 kt 10
2000s 8,467 kt 7,836 kt 9,045 kt 10
2010s 9,731 kt 9,160 kt 10,144 kt 10
2020s 10,293 kt 10,199 kt 10,399 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 17 Argentina 11,177 kt compare
  2. 18 Poland 10,868 kt compare
  3. 19 Philippines 10,544 kt compare
  4. 21 Peru 9,234 kt compare
  5. 22 Algeria 9,162 kt compare
  6. 23 South Africa 9,155 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Saudi Arabia?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Saudi Arabia was 10,399 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 10,399 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,685 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 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