Food Transport — Emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Food Transport — Emissions was 14,765 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14,765 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 207 countries
All-time high
15,798 kt
in 2015
All-time low
5,210 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 5.2k kt1991: 5.4k kt1992: 5.7k kt1993: 6.0k kt1994: 6.4k kt1995: 5.7k kt1996: 6.1k kt1997: 6.1k kt1998: 6.1k kt1999: 6.0k kt2000: 6.3k kt2001: 6.6k kt2002: 7.0k kt2003: 7.3k kt2004: 7.7k kt2005: 8.1k kt2006: 8.7k kt2007: 9.8k kt2008: 10.5k kt2009: 10.9k kt2010: 11.3k kt2011: 11.8k kt2012: 12.9k kt2013: 13.3k kt2014: 14.6k kt2015: 15.8k kt2016: 15.0k kt2017: 13.2k kt2018: 11.2k kt2019: 15.0k kt2020: 12.7k kt2021: 13.9k kt2022: 14.8k kt2023: 14.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food transport — emissions in Saudi Arabia stood at 14,765 kt.

The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15,798 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,210 kt, in 1990.

That places Saudi Arabia 8th out of 207 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.

Food Transport — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,210 kt
1991 5,391 kt +3.5%
1992 5,715 kt +6.0%
1993 6,026 kt +5.4%
1994 6,441 kt +6.9%
1995 5,678 kt -11.8%
1996 6,106 kt +7.5%
1997 6,125 kt +0.3%
1998 6,074 kt -0.8%
1999 6,046 kt -0.5%
2000 6,277 kt +3.8%
2001 6,638 kt +5.8%
2002 7,040 kt +6.1%
2003 7,274 kt +3.3%
2004 7,665 kt +5.4%
2005 8,065 kt +5.2%
2006 8,732 kt +8.3%
2007 9,751 kt +11.7%
2008 10,530 kt +8.0%
2009 10,861 kt +3.2%
2010 11,271 kt +3.8%
2011 11,796 kt +4.7%
2012 12,894 kt +9.3%
2013 13,336 kt +3.4%
2014 14,616 kt +9.6%
2015 15,798 kt +8.1%
2016 14,974 kt -5.2%
2017 13,247 kt -11.5%
2018 11,233 kt -15.2%
2019 15,032 kt +33.8%
2020 12,653 kt -15.8%
2021 13,891 kt +9.8%
2022 14,765 kt +6.3%
2023 14,765 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,881 kt 5,210 kt 6,441 kt 10
2000s 8,283 kt 6,277 kt 10,861 kt 10
2010s 13,420 kt 11,233 kt 15,798 kt 10
2020s 14,019 kt 12,653 kt 14,765 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 5 Russian Federation 20,918 kt compare
  2. 5 Viet Nam 3,865 kt compare
  3. 6 Japan 19,321 kt compare
  4. 7 Canada 17,411 kt compare
  5. 9 India 14,306 kt compare
  6. 10 Mexico 14,193 kt compare
  7. 11 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
Food transport — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 14,765 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 15,798 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,210 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for food transport — emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf