Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) was 16,058 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16,058 kt
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
75th
of 222 countries
All-time high
16,802 kt
in 2022
All-time low
6,290 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 6.3k kt1991: 6.6k kt1992: 6.9k kt1993: 6.9k kt1994: 6.9k kt1995: 6.6k kt1996: 6.8k kt1997: 6.9k kt1998: 7.1k kt1999: 7.1k kt2000: 7.5k kt2001: 7.6k kt2002: 7.9k kt2003: 7.9k kt2004: 8.5k kt2005: 8.5k kt2006: 8.6k kt2007: 8.5k kt2008: 8.0k kt2009: 8.8k kt2010: 8.1k kt2011: 8.9k kt2012: 9.4k kt2013: 9.6k kt2014: 9.6k kt2015: 10.0k kt2016: 10.1k kt2017: 10.6k kt2018: 10.5k kt2019: 10.6k kt2020: 15.1k kt2021: 15.2k kt2022: 16.8k kt2023: 16.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia stood at 16,058 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16,802 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,290 kt, in 1990.

Saudi Arabia ranks 75th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,290 kt
1991 6,593 kt +4.8%
1992 6,876 kt +4.3%
1993 6,881 kt +0.1%
1994 6,853 kt -0.4%
1995 6,579 kt -4.0%
1996 6,782 kt +3.1%
1997 6,900 kt +1.7%
1998 7,097 kt +2.9%
1999 7,128 kt +0.4%
2000 7,467 kt +4.8%
2001 7,634 kt +2.2%
2002 7,850 kt +2.8%
2003 7,941 kt +1.2%
2004 8,510 kt +7.2%
2005 8,522 kt +0.1%
2006 8,597 kt +0.9%
2007 8,541 kt -0.7%
2008 8,005 kt -6.3%
2009 8,824 kt +10.2%
2010 8,068 kt -8.6%
2011 8,906 kt +10.4%
2012 9,368 kt +5.2%
2013 9,596 kt +2.4%
2014 9,557 kt -0.4%
2015 9,962 kt +4.2%
2016 10,070 kt +1.1%
2017 10,638 kt +5.6%
2018 10,453 kt -1.7%
2019 10,582 kt +1.2%
2020 15,089 kt +42.6%
2021 15,220 kt +0.9%
2022 16,802 kt +10.4%
2023 16,058 kt -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,798 kt 6,290 kt 7,128 kt 10
2000s 8,189 kt 7,467 kt 8,824 kt 10
2010s 9,720 kt 8,068 kt 10,638 kt 10
2020s 15,792 kt 15,089 kt 16,802 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 72 Malawi 18,787 kt compare
  2. 73 Turkmenistan 17,726 kt compare
  3. 74 Afghanistan 16,159 kt compare
  4. 76 Chile 15,902 kt compare
  5. 77 Senegal 15,885 kt compare
  6. 78 Algeria 15,737 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia was 16,058 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 16,802 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,290 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 75th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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