Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,097 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9,097 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 219 countries
All-time high
9,097 kt
in 2022
All-time low
48.05 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 65.7 kt1991: 65.6 kt1992: 60.6 kt1993: 52.7 kt1994: 48.1 kt1995: 48.8 kt1996: 59.4 kt1997: 66.6 kt1998: 76.9 kt1999: 91 kt2000: 108.3 kt2001: 132.5 kt2002: 177.8 kt2003: 211.1 kt2004: 196.2 kt2005: 229.5 kt2006: 3.7k kt2007: 4.0k kt2008: 4.3k kt2009: 4.8k kt2010: 5.4k kt2011: 5.6k kt2012: 6.4k kt2013: 6.4k kt2014: 6.1k kt2015: 6.7k kt2016: 6.8k kt2017: 6.7k kt2018: 6.7k kt2019: 6.4k kt2020: 5.8k kt2021: 6.3k kt2022: 9.1k kt2023: 9.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia is 9,097 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9,097 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.05 kt, in 1994.

That places Saudi Arabia 16th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.54 kt 48.05 kt 90.98 kt 10
2000s 1,775 kt 108.3 kt 4,773 kt 10
2010s 6,317 kt 5,372 kt 6,772 kt 10
2020s 7,560 kt 5,797 kt 9,097 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 13 Germany 10,555 kt compare
  2. 14 France 10,076 kt compare
  3. 15 Australia and New Zealand 9,103 kt compare
  4. 17 Malaysia 9,011 kt compare
  5. 18 Uganda 8,933 kt compare
  6. 19 Viet Nam 8,885 kt compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia was 9,097 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 9,097 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 48.05 kt in 1994.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
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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.