Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) was 59,041 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 59,041 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 59,041 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,260 kt, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 17th out of 227 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.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,260 kt | — |
| 1991 | 16,287 kt | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 17,680 kt | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 19,047 kt | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 20,490 kt | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 20,404 kt | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 21,640 kt | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 22,498 kt | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 23,598 kt | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 24,363 kt | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 25,262 kt | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 26,551 kt | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 28,684 kt | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 29,548 kt | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 30,256 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 31,526 kt | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 37,234 kt | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 40,425 kt | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 42,201 kt | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 43,988 kt | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 45,305 kt | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 47,092 kt | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 50,197 kt | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 51,108 kt | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 50,717 kt | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 55,242 kt | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 55,005 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 52,505 kt | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 49,854 kt | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 53,590 kt | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 52,016 kt | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 55,076 kt | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 58,960 kt | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 59,041 kt | +0.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 59,041 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,011 kt, 19.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 59,041 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10,325 kt, 5.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,127 kt | 15,260 kt | 24,363 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,567 kt | 25,262 kt | 43,988 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,062 kt | 45,305 kt | 55,242 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,273 kt | 52,016 kt | 59,041 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,453 kt compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 62,355 kt compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,416 kt compare
- 15 Poland 61,874 kt compare
- 16 Italy 59,538 kt compare
- 16 Melanesia 1,862 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 496.37 kt compare
- 18 Pakistan 56,882 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 247.94 kt compare
- 19 Egypt 56,402 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 82.32 kt compare
- 20 Australia 55,238 kt compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia was 59,041 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 59,041 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,260 kt in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 17th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.