Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0005 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers in 2019.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1967.
Saudi Arabia ranks 127th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | -80.5% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +127.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +92.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0005 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0065 units per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0005 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0016 units per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +166.7% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +127.5% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +92.1% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre |
| 1967 | -80.5% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 124 Sudan 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 Montenegro 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Mali 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Kyrgyzstan 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Gambia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Bahamas 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers in Saudi Arabia?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers in Saudi Arabia was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 127th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.