Share global food emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share global food emissions was 0.3987 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share global food emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Saudi Arabia is 0.3987, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.3987 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1989, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1989 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2009 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2034 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2061 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2288 | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2137 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2279 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.22 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2264 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2285 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2446 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2553 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.244 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2559 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2544 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.265 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2779 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2978 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3087 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3032 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3175 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3473 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3685 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3789 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3928 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3987 | +1.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3987 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 5.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3987 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0916, 4.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2155 | 0.1989 | 0.2288 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2707 | 0.244 | 0.3087 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3673 | 0.3175 | 0.3987 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 share global food emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Share global food emissions in Saudi Arabia was 0.3987 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3987 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1989 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share global food emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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