On-farm energy use — Emissions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 3,761 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,761 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 169 countries
All-time high
4,200 kt
in 2021
All-time low
973.69 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

On-farm energy use — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 973.7 kt1991: 1.0k kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.2k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.4k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.7k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 2.0k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.2k kt2005: 2.3k kt2006: 2.5k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.5k kt2009: 3.8k kt2010: 2.7k kt2011: 2.9k kt2012: 3.1k kt2013: 3.2k kt2014: 3.4k kt2015: 3.6k kt2016: 3.6k kt2017: 4.2k kt2018: 3.9k kt2019: 3.9k kt2020: 4.0k kt2021: 4.2k kt2022: 3.8k kt2023: 3.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, on-farm energy use — emissions in Saudi Arabia stood at 3,761 kt.

The figure is up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4,200 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 973.69 kt, in 1990.

That places Saudi Arabia 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

On-farm energy use — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2) in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 973.69 kt
1991 1,036 kt +6.4%
1992 1,106 kt +6.8%
1993 1,221 kt +10.4%
1994 1,346 kt +10.3%
1995 1,387 kt +3.0%
1996 1,453 kt +4.8%
1997 1,380 kt -5.1%
1998 1,553 kt +12.6%
1999 1,740 kt +12.1%
2000 1,824 kt +4.8%
2001 1,850 kt +1.4%
2002 1,982 kt +7.2%
2003 1,965 kt -0.9%
2004 2,202 kt +12.1%
2005 2,339 kt +6.2%
2006 2,532 kt +8.3%
2007 2,300 kt -9.1%
2008 2,546 kt +10.7%
2009 3,833 kt +50.6%
2010 2,667 kt -30.4%
2011 2,856 kt +7.1%
2012 3,094 kt +8.3%
2013 3,187 kt +3.0%
2014 3,400 kt +6.7%
2015 3,562 kt +4.8%
2016 3,588 kt +0.7%
2017 4,198 kt +17.0%
2018 3,904 kt -7.0%
2019 3,857 kt -1.2%
2020 3,956 kt +2.6%
2021 4,200 kt +6.2%
2022 3,761 kt -10.5%
2023 3,761 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,320 kt 973.69 kt 1,740 kt 10
2000s 2,337 kt 1,824 kt 3,833 kt 10
2010s 3,431 kt 2,667 kt 4,198 kt 10
2020s 3,920 kt 3,761 kt 4,200 kt 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 27 Ukraine 4,396 kt compare
  2. 28 Turkmenistan 4,394 kt compare
  3. 29 Belarus 3,862 kt compare
  4. 31 Malaysia 3,705 kt compare
  5. 32 Kazakhstan 3,687 kt compare
  6. 33 China, Taiwan Province of 3,445 kt compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is on-farm energy use — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
On-farm energy use — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 3,761 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 4,200 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 973.69 kt in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for on-farm energy use — emissions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
218 places, 6,884 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