Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) was -7.19 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Emissions from livestock — Emissions, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia stood at -7.19 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 128.8% on the previous year and down 193.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 86.44 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -9.78 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Saudi Arabia ranks 181st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1967 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 1968 | 9.16 % change on previous year | +213.3% |
| 1969 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -64.0% |
| 1970 | 4.61 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 1971 | 7.94 % change on previous year | +72.2% |
| 1972 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1973 | 13.34 % change on previous year | +104.2% |
| 1974 | 15.57 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 1976 | 7.43 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9021 % change on previous year | -87.9% |
| 1978 | 12.2 % change on previous year | +1252.6% |
| 1979 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 1980 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 1981 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -297.9% |
| 1982 | 16.38 % change on previous year | -497.5% |
| 1983 | 13.49 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1985 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -164.5% |
| 1986 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -363.6% |
| 1987 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -200.8% |
| 1988 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1989 | -0.9253 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1990 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -479.4% |
| 1991 | 3.67 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 1996 | 1.74 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1997 | -0.0142 % change on previous year | -100.8% |
| 1998 | -3 % change on previous year | +20923.6% |
| 1999 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +98.5% |
| 2000 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -173.1% |
| 2001 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2557 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2003 | 1.25 % change on previous year | +389.4% |
| 2004 | 7.53 % change on previous year | +501.6% |
| 2005 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 2006 | -4 % change on previous year | -279.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 2008 | -9.59 % change on previous year | -1032.9% |
| 2009 | -9.78 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 13.46 % change on previous year | -237.6% |
| 2011 | 9.66 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 2013 | 7.68 % change on previous year | +203.1% |
| 2014 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9582 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9884 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9543 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +134.2% |
| 2019 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +59.4% |
| 2020 | 86.44 % change on previous year | +2326.2% |
| 2021 | -0.31 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 2022 | 24.96 % change on previous year | -8151.3% |
| 2023 | -7.19 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's -7.19 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.03 % change on previous year, 7.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's -7.19 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.184 % change on previous year, 39.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -20923.6% | -0.0142 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +8151.3% | -0.31 % change on previous year | 24.96 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +2326.2% | 3.56 % change on previous year | 86.44 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +1252.6% | 0.9021 % change on previous year | 12.2 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -1032.9% | 1.03 % change on previous year | -9.59 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 9.16 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.25 % change on previous year | 0.9021 % change on previous year | 15.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 % change on previous year | -5.52 % change on previous year | 16.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -5.95 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4999 % change on previous year | -9.78 % change on previous year | 7.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 % change on previous year | -3.26 % change on previous year | 13.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.97 % change on previous year | -7.19 % change on previous year | 86.44 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 178 Suriname -6.46 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Seychelles -6.61 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Georgia -6.63 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Bhutan -7.25 % change on previous year compare
- 183 French Polynesia -7.76 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Botswana -7.83 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was -7.19 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.44 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.78 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 193.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.