Waste — Emissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions was 1,110 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1,110 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,110 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.7 kt, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.88 kt | 27.7 kt | 43.2 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.44 kt | 59.4 kt | 124 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.1 kt | 134 kt | 297 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 366.4 kt | 310 kt | 420 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 557.7 kt | 429 kt | 696 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 900.8 kt | 765 kt | 1,010 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,075 kt | 1,040 kt | 1,110 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5376 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in Saudi Arabia?
- Waste — emissions in Saudi Arabia was 1,110 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,110 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7 kt in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for waste — emissions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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