Which has higher food processing — emissions, Italy or United Kingdom?

Italy, at 8,230 kt against 6,845 kt in United Kingdom as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs United Kingdom: Food Processing — Emissions

Italy

8,230 kt

in 2023

United Kingdom

6,845 kt

in 2023

Italy rank

19th

United Kingdom rank

21st

Food Processing — Emissions over time

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

Italy currently reports 8,230 kt against 6,845 kt in United Kingdom, a difference of 1,385 kt.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 112 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,261 kt	15,613 kt	5,352 kt	United Kingdom
2000s	12,664 kt	12,020 kt	644.21 kt	Italy
2010s	8,627 kt	8,688 kt	60.85 kt	United Kingdom
2020s	8,156 kt	6,845 kt	1,312 kt	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Italy or United Kingdom?: Italy, at 8,230 kt against 6,845 kt in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Italy and United Kingdom?: 1,385 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Italy ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 145 places, 3,850 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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