Food Packaging — Emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 114.03 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Saudi Arabia stood at 114.03 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 185.6 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.64 kt | — |
| 1991 | 86.11 kt | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 99.67 kt | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 113.26 kt | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 120.32 kt | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 124.92 kt | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 130.93 kt | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 136.71 kt | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 139.45 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 65.14 kt | -53.3% |
| 2000 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt | — |
| 2004 | 51 kt | — |
| 2005 | 50.41 kt | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.53 kt | +97.4% |
| 2007 | 113.59 kt | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 134.47 kt | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 141.29 kt | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 139.76 kt | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 153.24 kt | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 147.73 kt | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 185.6 kt | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 161.99 kt | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 123.64 kt | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 110.11 kt | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 101.01 kt | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 109.1 kt | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 107.97 kt | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 113.95 kt | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 110.57 kt | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 114.03 kt | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 114.03 kt | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 114.03 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 162.92 kt, 70% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 114.03 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.2 kt, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -100.0% | 65.14 kt | 0 kt |
| 2006 | +97.4% | 50.41 kt | 99.53 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.12 kt | 65.14 kt | 139.45 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.03 kt | 0 kt | 141.29 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.02 kt | 101.01 kt | 185.6 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.14 kt | 110.57 kt | 114.03 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 146.6 kt compare
- 58 New Zealand 123.63 kt compare
- 59 Zambia 122.8 kt compare
- 61 Angola 109.67 kt compare
- 62 Denmark 106.8 kt compare
- 63 Mozambique 101.72 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 packaging — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 114.03 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 185.6 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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 Packaging — 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.