Food Transport — Emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Food Transport — Emissions was 3.07 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.07 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 229 countries
All-time high
3.5 kt
in 2015
All-time low
0.9658 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

12341990200620231990: 0.966 kt1991: 1 kt1992: 1.1 kt1993: 1.2 kt1994: 1.3 kt1995: 1.2 kt1996: 1.3 kt1997: 1.3 kt1998: 1.3 kt1999: 1.3 kt2000: 1.3 kt2001: 1.4 kt2002: 1.5 kt2003: 1.6 kt2004: 1.7 kt2005: 1.8 kt2006: 1.9 kt2007: 2.1 kt2008: 2.2 kt2009: 2.3 kt2010: 2.4 kt2011: 2.6 kt2012: 2.8 kt2013: 2.9 kt2014: 3.3 kt2015: 3.5 kt2016: 3.4 kt2017: 3.2 kt2018: 3.1 kt2019: 3.3 kt2020: 2.7 kt2021: 2.9 kt2022: 3.1 kt2023: 3.1 kt

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 3.07 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.5 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9658 kt, in 1990.

That places Saudi Arabia 11th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.21 kt 0.9658 kt 1.33 kt 10
2000s 1.78 kt 1.35 kt 2.34 kt 10
2010s 3.06 kt 2.44 kt 3.5 kt 10
2020s 2.95 kt 2.74 kt 3.07 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 8 Mexico 4.57 kt compare
  2. 9 Japan 4.54 kt compare
  3. 10 Canada 4.28 kt compare
  4. 12 Republic of Korea 2.87 kt compare
  5. 13 Thailand 2.1 kt compare
  6. 14 Uzbekistan 2.07 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
Food transport — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 3.07 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 3.5 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9658 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for food transport — emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 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.