Food Packaging — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 666.81 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 666.81 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.
The figure is down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,486 TJ in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 TJ, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,330 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,535 TJ | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 1,777 TJ | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 2,019 TJ | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 2,145 TJ | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 2,227 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 2,334 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 2,437 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 2,486 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,161 TJ | -53.3% |
| 2000 | 0 TJ | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2002 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2003 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2004 | 241.58 TJ | — |
| 2005 | 243.65 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 474.57 TJ | +94.8% |
| 2007 | 558.72 TJ | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 652.86 TJ | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 666.29 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 677.38 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 748.03 TJ | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 724.16 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 930.22 TJ | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 884.63 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 682.69 TJ | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 601.16 TJ | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 557.46 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 656.26 TJ | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 631.4 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 666.4 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 646.61 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 666.81 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 666.81 TJ | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 666.81 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,365 TJ, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 666.81 TJ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 690.38 TJ, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use 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% | 1,161 TJ | 0 TJ |
| 2006 | +94.8% | 243.65 TJ | 474.57 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,945 TJ | 1,161 TJ | 2,486 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 283.77 TJ | 0 TJ | 666.29 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 709.34 TJ | 557.46 TJ | 930.22 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 661.66 TJ | 646.61 TJ | 666.81 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 819.65 TJ compare
- 70 Luxembourg 740.64 TJ compare
- 71 Kuwait 690.38 TJ compare
- 73 Georgia 659.53 TJ compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 591.93 TJ compare
- 75 Pakistan 588.4 TJ 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 — energy use in Saudi Arabia?
- Food packaging — energy use in Saudi Arabia was 666.81 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,486 TJ in 1998.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TJ in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Energy Use (Total). 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.