Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 12,180 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 12,180 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 208 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
| 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% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 12,180 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 223.63 kt, 54.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 12,180 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,428 kt, 8.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 15 Thailand 14,102 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 105.72 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.72 kt compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,528 kt compare
- 17 Australia 12,270 kt compare
- 17 Polynesia 16.09 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia 11.75 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.1 kt compare
- 19 Morocco 10,642 kt compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4104 kt compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 9,902 kt compare
- 21 South Africa 9,323 kt 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 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 208 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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.