Food Retail — Emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Food Retail — Emissions was 8,503 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,503 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 206 countries
All-time high
8,503 kt
in 2022
All-time low
3,421 kt
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 2006–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2006201420232006: 3.4k kt2007: 3.7k kt2008: 4.0k kt2009: 4.4k kt2010: 5.0k kt2011: 5.2k kt2012: 6.0k kt2013: 6.0k kt2014: 5.7k kt2015: 6.2k kt2016: 6.3k kt2017: 6.2k kt2018: 6.2k kt2019: 5.9k kt2020: 5.2k kt2021: 5.7k kt2022: 8.5k kt2023: 8.5k kt

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 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
  2. 5 India 12,518 kt compare
  3. 6 Germany 9,187 kt compare
  4. 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare
  5. 9 Türkiye 6,941 kt compare
  6. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,071 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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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 206 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.