How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?

Saudi Arabia ranks 85th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Saudi Arabia

Name: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Saudi Arabia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0016 kt per square kilometre

Change on year

down 15.1%

World rank

85th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0019 kt per square kilometre

in 2022

All-time low

0.0001 kt per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0016 kt per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 99.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Saudi Arabia 85th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+2.8%
1963	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+3.0%
1964	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+3.1%
1965	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+3.1%
1966	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+3.0%
1967	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+2.9%
1968	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+7.5%
1969	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+10.7%
1970	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+9.7%
1971	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+9.4%
1972	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+8.5%
1973	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+4.0%
1974	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	+15.2%
1975	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	+10.3%
1976	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	+1.7%
1977	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	-5.0%
1978	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	+34.7%
1979	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	-0.9%
1980	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	-0.4%
1981	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	-11.5%
1982	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	+122.6%
1983	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+28.6%
1984	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+1.7%
1985	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-4.2%
1986	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+12.3%
1987	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-11.1%
1988	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	-9.1%
1989	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	-0.3%
1990	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	+3.4%
1991	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+2.7%
1992	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+5.2%
1993	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+4.0%
1994	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+6.4%
1995	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-0.4%
1996	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+2.8%
1997	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-3.8%
1998	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-3.0%
1999	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+3.4%
2000	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+5.2%
2001	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-17.5%
2002	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-0.8%
2003	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+3.0%
2004	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+12.1%
2005	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+5.6%
2006	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-4.8%
2007	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-0.1%
2008	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-13.7%
2009	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	-15.6%
2010	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+57.9%
2011	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+26.4%
2012	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+0.4%
2013	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+5.3%
2014	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	-22.4%
2015	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+1.0%
2016	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+1.0%
2017	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+1.1%
2018	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	+0.7%
2019	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
2020	0.0015 kt per square kilometre	+124.1%
2021	0.0015 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
2022	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	+29.1%
2023	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	-15.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2020	+124.1%	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	0.0015 kt per square kilometre
1982	+122.6%	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	0.0004 kt per square kilometre
2010	+57.9%	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	0.0006 kt per square kilometre
1978	+34.7%	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	0.0002 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	0.0001 kt per square kilometre	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	0.0002 kt per square kilometre	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	0.0015 kt per square kilometre	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

82 Somalia 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
83 Jordan 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
84 Malta 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
86 Germany 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
87 Austria 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
88 Armenia 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Saudi Arabia?: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Saudi Arabia was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?: Saudi Arabia ranks 85th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

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Indicator: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 9,116 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 September 2026

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.