Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4), per capita (Food capita) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4), per capita (Food capita) was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions (ch4), per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0 kt per person.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (ch4), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0 kt per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 89th out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4), per capita (Food capita) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | -53.7% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | +123.6% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | +33.8% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | -4.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0 kt per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0 kt per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 kt per person, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4), per capita (Food capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +123.6% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 2000 | -100.0% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 1999 | -53.7% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 packaging — emissions (ch4), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Food packaging — emissions (ch4), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (ch4), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (ch4), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for food packaging — emissions (ch4), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 89th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (ch4), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food Packaging — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.