Which has higher food processing — emissions, Annex I countries or OECD?

Annex I countries, at 279,126 kt against 257,009 kt in OECD as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Annex I countries and OECD?

22,117 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and OECD?

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.

Annex I countries vs OECD: Food Processing — Emissions

Annex I countries

279,126 kt

in 2023

OECD

257,009 kt

in 2023

Annex I countries rank

2nd

OECD rank

1st

Food Processing — Emissions over time

Annex I countries
OECD

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 279,126 kt against 257,009 kt in OECD, a difference of 22,117 kt.

That makes Annex I countries's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

Annex I countries ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Annex I countries	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	251,284 kt	233,207 kt	18,077 kt	Annex I countries
2000s	301,712 kt	281,763 kt	19,949 kt	Annex I countries
2010s	279,630 kt	258,935 kt	20,695 kt	Annex I countries
2020s	277,000 kt	255,901 kt	21,099 kt	Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Annex I countries or OECD?: Annex I countries, at 279,126 kt against 257,009 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Annex I countries and OECD?: 22,117 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and OECD rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Annex I countries ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
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: 139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.