Which has higher food processing — emissions, Central Asia or Ukraine?

Central Asia, at 4,418 kt against 2,879 kt in Ukraine as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Central Asia and Ukraine?

1,539 kt, with Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Ukraine?

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

Central Asia vs Ukraine: Food Processing — Emissions

Central Asia

4,418 kt

in 2023

Ukraine

2,879 kt

in 2023

Central Asia rank

26th

Ukraine rank

27th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

Central Asia
Ukraine

How they compare

Central Asia currently reports 4,418 kt against 2,879 kt in Ukraine, a difference of 1,539 kt.

That makes Central Asia's figure about 1.5 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Central Asia ahead.

Central Asia ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 27th of 36 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Asia	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,370 kt	132.94 kt	3,237 kt	Central Asia
2010s	2,566 kt	2,960 kt	393.21 kt	Ukraine
2020s	4,299 kt	3,640 kt	658.52 kt	Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Central Asia or Ukraine?: Central Asia, at 4,418 kt against 2,879 kt in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Central Asia and Ukraine?: 1,539 kt, with Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Ukraine?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Central Asia and Ukraine rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Central Asia ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 27th 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.