Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems was 71.41 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015. ▲ Rising
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes CO₂e.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 71.41 million tonnes CO₂e for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saudi Arabia peaked at 71.41 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.19 million tonnes CO₂e, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.42 million tonnes CO₂e | 32.19 million tonnes CO₂e | 37.83 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.34 million tonnes CO₂e | 39.69 million tonnes CO₂e | 53.74 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.04 million tonnes CO₂e | 55.75 million tonnes CO₂e | 71.41 million tonnes CO₂e | 6 |
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More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 4.6% (2025)
- Population, total 36.97 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 31.28 million (2025)
- Urban population 84.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 19.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 20.38 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saudi Arabia?
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saudi Arabia was 71.41 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.41 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.19 million tonnes CO₂e in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.