Southern Europe vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

Southern Europe
21,801 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8,016 kt
in 2023
Southern Europe rank
15th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
17th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Southern Europe
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020062023

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 21,801 kt against 8,016 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 13,785 kt.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.7 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.

Southern Europe ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 32 groups.

Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Europe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 21,739 kt 15,785 kt 5,955 kt Southern Europe
2000s 35,809 kt 12,696 kt 23,113 kt Southern Europe
2010s 31,276 kt 9,875 kt 21,401 kt Southern Europe
2020s 21,750 kt 8,022 kt 13,729 kt Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Southern Europe or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Southern Europe, at 21,801 kt against 8,016 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Southern Europe and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
13,785 kt, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Southern Europe and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Southern Europe ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 4,038 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.