AFOLU — Emissions in Europe

Europe: AFOLU — Emissions was 959.69 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
959.69 kt
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
13th
of 32 regions
All-time high
1,517 kt
in 1990
All-time low
959.69 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.5k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.2k kt1993: 1.2k kt1994: 1.1k kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.1k kt1998: 1.1k kt1999: 1.0k kt2000: 1.0k kt2001: 1.0k kt2002: 1.0k kt2003: 1.0k kt2004: 1.0k kt2005: 985.7 kt2006: 981.7 kt2007: 994 kt2008: 1.0k kt2009: 977.9 kt2010: 984.4 kt2011: 993.7 kt2012: 996.8 kt2013: 1.0k kt2014: 1.0k kt2015: 1.0k kt2016: 1.0k kt2017: 1.0k kt2018: 1.0k kt2019: 1.0k kt2020: 1.0k kt2021: 1.0k kt2022: 969.3 kt2023: 959.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Europe recorded 959.69 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Europe peaked at 1,517 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 959.69 kt, in 2023.

That places Europe 13th out of 32 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,194 kt 1,046 kt 1,517 kt 10
2000s 1,006 kt 977.9 kt 1,030 kt 10
2010s 1,013 kt 984.43 kt 1,039 kt 10
2020s 993.18 kt 959.69 kt 1,030 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 10 Russian Federation 185.4 kt compare
  2. 11 Ethiopia 175.27 kt compare
  3. 12 Canada 166.25 kt compare
  4. 13 Sudan (former) 150.97 kt compare
  5. 14 Argentina 146.74 kt compare
  6. 15 Mexico 131.77 kt compare
  7. 16 Chad 107.53 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Europe?
Afolu — emissions in Europe was 959.69 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1,517 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 959.69 kt in 2023.
How does Europe rank for afolu — emissions?
Europe ranks 13th out of 32 regions with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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