Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 12,180 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,180 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12,231 kt
in 2016
All-time low
3,738 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200620231990: 3.7k kt1991: 3.9k kt1992: 4.3k kt1993: 4.8k kt1994: 5.2k kt1995: 5.3k kt1996: 5.5k kt1997: 5.6k kt1998: 6.2k kt1999: 6.4k kt2000: 6.6k kt2001: 7.0k kt2002: 7.2k kt2003: 7.5k kt2004: 8.0k kt2005: 8.3k kt2006: 8.9k kt2007: 9.1k kt2008: 9.8k kt2009: 10.4k kt2010: 10.8k kt2011: 11.3k kt2012: 11.7k kt2013: 11.6k kt2014: 11.4k kt2015: 12.0k kt2016: 12.2k kt2017: 12.0k kt2018: 10.5k kt2019: 10.5k kt2020: 11.2k kt2021: 12.1k kt2022: 12.2k kt2023: 12.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Saudi Arabia stood at 12,180 kt.

The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12,231 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,738 kt, in 1990.

Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,738 kt
1991 3,916 kt +4.8%
1992 4,335 kt +10.7%
1993 4,790 kt +10.5%
1994 5,171 kt +8.0%
1995 5,270 kt +1.9%
1996 5,482 kt +4.0%
1997 5,599 kt +2.1%
1998 6,232 kt +11.3%
1999 6,395 kt +2.6%
2000 6,634 kt +3.7%
2001 6,973 kt +5.1%
2002 7,214 kt +3.5%
2003 7,544 kt +4.6%
2004 7,966 kt +5.6%
2005 8,342 kt +4.7%
2006 8,935 kt +7.1%
2007 9,144 kt +2.3%
2008 9,848 kt +7.7%
2009 10,417 kt +5.8%
2010 10,776 kt +3.5%
2011 11,317 kt +5.0%
2012 11,674 kt +3.2%
2013 11,551 kt -1.1%
2014 11,353 kt -1.7%
2015 12,015 kt +5.8%
2016 12,231 kt +1.8%
2017 12,007 kt -1.8%
2018 10,527 kt -12.3%
2019 10,502 kt -0.2%
2020 11,203 kt +6.7%
2021 12,116 kt +8.2%
2022 12,180 kt +0.5%
2023 12,180 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,093 kt 3,738 kt 6,395 kt 10
2000s 8,302 kt 6,634 kt 10,417 kt 10
2010s 11,395 kt 10,502 kt 12,231 kt 10
2020s 11,920 kt 11,203 kt 12,180 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 15 Thailand 14,102 kt compare
  2. 16 Timor-Leste 36.72 kt compare
  3. 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,528 kt compare
  4. 17 Australia 12,270 kt compare
  5. 19 Morocco 10,642 kt compare
  6. 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4104 kt compare
  7. 20 Republic of Korea 9,902 kt compare
  8. 21 South Africa 9,323 kt compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
Food household consumption — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 12,180 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 12,231 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,738 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,241 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