Food Retail — Emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Food Retail — Emissions was 8,503 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Saudi Arabia is 8,503 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8,503 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,421 kt, in 2006.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,421 kt | — |
| 2007 | 3,709 kt | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 3,958 kt | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 4,444 kt | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 5,021 kt | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 5,231 kt | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 5,982 kt | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 5,976 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,671 kt | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 6,228 kt | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 6,290 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6,244 kt | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,183 kt | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5,879 kt | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 5,231 kt | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 5,663 kt | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 8,503 kt | +50.2% |
| 2023 | 8,503 kt | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 8,503 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 302.96 kt, 28.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 8,503 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 416.7 kt, 20.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +50.2% | 5,663 kt | 8,503 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,883 kt | 3,421 kt | 4,444 kt | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,871 kt | 5,021 kt | 6,290 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,975 kt | 5,231 kt | 8,503 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,071 kt compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
- 5 India 12,518 kt compare
- 6 Germany 9,187 kt compare
- 6 Viet Nam 2,947 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,471 kt compare
- 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 376.28 kt compare
- 9 South Africa 5,826 kt compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 218.34 kt compare
- 10 Poland 4,893 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 retail — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Food retail — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 8,503 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,503 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,421 kt in 2006.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for food retail — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.