Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 15,183 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,183 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 211 countries
All-time high
16,268 kt
in 2015
All-time low
5,347 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k1990200620231990: 5.3k kt1991: 5.5k kt1992: 5.9k kt1993: 6.2k kt1994: 6.6k kt1995: 5.8k kt1996: 6.3k kt1997: 6.3k kt1998: 6.3k kt1999: 6.2k kt2000: 6.5k kt2001: 6.8k kt2002: 7.2k kt2003: 7.5k kt2004: 7.9k kt2005: 8.3k kt2006: 9.0k kt2007: 10.0k kt2008: 10.8k kt2009: 11.2k kt2010: 11.6k kt2011: 12.1k kt2012: 13.3k kt2013: 13.7k kt2014: 15.1k kt2015: 16.3k kt2016: 15.4k kt2017: 13.7k kt2018: 11.6k kt2019: 15.5k kt2020: 13.0k kt2021: 14.3k kt2022: 15.2k kt2023: 15.2k kt

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 15,183 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16,268 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,347 kt, in 1990.

That places Saudi Arabia 9th out of 211 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 (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,347 kt
1991 5,532 kt +3.5%
1992 5,869 kt +6.1%
1993 6,192 kt +5.5%
1994 6,617 kt +6.9%
1995 5,842 kt -11.7%
1996 6,283 kt +7.5%
1997 6,303 kt +0.3%
1998 6,252 kt -0.8%
1999 6,223 kt -0.5%
2000 6,458 kt +3.8%
2001 6,832 kt +5.8%
2002 7,246 kt +6.0%
2003 7,487 kt +3.3%
2004 7,890 kt +5.4%
2005 8,303 kt +5.2%
2006 8,988 kt +8.2%
2007 10,035 kt +11.7%
2008 10,837 kt +8.0%
2009 11,183 kt +3.2%
2010 11,606 kt +3.8%
2011 12,150 kt +4.7%
2012 13,278 kt +9.3%
2013 13,736 kt +3.4%
2014 15,054 kt +9.6%
2015 16,268 kt +8.1%
2016 15,422 kt -5.2%
2017 13,664 kt -11.4%
2018 11,619 kt -15.0%
2019 15,473 kt +33.2%
2020 13,021 kt -15.8%
2021 14,287 kt +9.7%
2022 15,183 kt +6.3%
2023 15,183 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,046 kt 5,347 kt 6,617 kt 10
2000s 8,526 kt 6,458 kt 11,183 kt 10
2010s 13,827 kt 11,606 kt 16,268 kt 10
2020s 14,419 kt 13,021 kt 15,183 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 6 Japan 20,200 kt compare
  2. 7 Canada 18,351 kt compare
  3. 8 Mexico 15,193 kt compare
  4. 10 India 14,938 kt compare
  5. 11 Republic of Korea 11,777 kt compare
  6. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 493.57 kt compare
  7. 12 Germany 11,752 kt compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia was 15,183 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 16,268 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,347 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 8,776 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