Food Retail — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Food Retail — Energy Use was 149,170 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in Saudi Arabia is 149,170 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Saudi Arabia peaked at 149,170 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48,940 TJ, in 2006.
That places Saudi Arabia 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 48,940 TJ | — |
| 2007 | 54,737 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 57,652 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 62,874 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 72,999 TJ | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 76,609 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 87,976 TJ | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 89,859 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 92,918 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 103,162 TJ | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 103,027 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 103,373 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 111,576 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 103,136 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 91,777 TJ | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 99,344 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 149,170 TJ | +50.2% |
| 2023 | 149,170 TJ | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 149,170 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,943 TJ, 8.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 149,170 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,488 TJ, 15.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,051 TJ | 48,940 TJ | 62,874 TJ | 4 |
| 2010s | 94,464 TJ | 72,999 TJ | 111,576 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,365 TJ | 91,777 TJ | 149,170 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,153 TJ compare
- 10 India 194,589 TJ compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 184,217 TJ compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 3,662 TJ compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 3,416 TJ compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 171,026 TJ compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,026 TJ compare
- 14 Oman 129,782 TJ compare
- 14 Melanesia 1,819 TJ compare
- 15 Spain 111,298 TJ compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 1,777 TJ compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 666.79 TJ compare
- 16 Indonesia 107,607 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 retail — energy use in Saudi Arabia?
- Food retail — energy use in Saudi Arabia was 149,170 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 149,170 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,940 TJ in 2006.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for food retail — energy use?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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 — 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.