Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,762 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia stood at 8,762 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8,762 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,146 kt, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 20th out of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,147 kt | 5,146 kt | 6,954 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,574 kt | 7,090 kt | 8,001 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,369 kt | 8,079 kt | 8,606 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,703 kt | 8,643 kt | 8,762 kt | 4 |
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More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.5376 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Saudi Arabia was 8,762 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,762 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,146 kt in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Solid Food Waste — 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.