Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 9.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 9.8% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 209th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.6% | — |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 9.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 40% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 9.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.3%, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saudi Arabia was 9.8% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 209th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.