Agrifood systems — Emissions in Europe

Europe: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 16,766 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16,766 kt
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
14th
of 32 regions
All-time high
30,135 kt
in 1990
All-time low
16,766 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 30.1k kt1991: 29.6k kt1992: 26.2k kt1993: 25.5k kt1994: 24.7k kt1995: 23.8k kt1996: 23.3k kt1997: 22.0k kt1998: 22.3k kt1999: 21.7k kt2000: 21.9k kt2001: 21.4k kt2002: 20.7k kt2003: 20.9k kt2004: 20.2k kt2005: 19.9k kt2006: 19.7k kt2007: 19.6k kt2008: 19.1k kt2009: 18.9k kt2010: 18.8k kt2011: 18.5k kt2012: 18.5k kt2013: 18.6k kt2014: 18.6k kt2015: 18.6k kt2016: 18.0k kt2017: 17.9k kt2018: 17.7k kt2019: 17.5k kt2020: 17.5k kt2021: 17.3k kt2022: 16.9k kt2023: 16.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions in Europe is 16,766 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Europe peaked at 30,135 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,766 kt, in 2023.

That places Europe 14th 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.

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4) in Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 30,135 kt
1991 29,598 kt -1.8%
1992 26,166 kt -11.6%
1993 25,471 kt -2.7%
1994 24,654 kt -3.2%
1995 23,847 kt -3.3%
1996 23,254 kt -2.5%
1997 22,044 kt -5.2%
1998 22,349 kt +1.4%
1999 21,702 kt -2.9%
2000 21,853 kt +0.7%
2001 21,442 kt -1.9%
2002 20,702 kt -3.4%
2003 20,917 kt +1.0%
2004 20,238 kt -3.2%
2005 19,895 kt -1.7%
2006 19,712 kt -0.9%
2007 19,615 kt -0.5%
2008 19,118 kt -2.5%
2009 18,914 kt -1.1%
2010 18,844 kt -0.4%
2011 18,518 kt -1.7%
2012 18,530 kt +0.1%
2013 18,594 kt +0.3%
2014 18,598 kt +0.0%
2015 18,552 kt -0.2%
2016 17,982 kt -3.1%
2017 17,893 kt -0.5%
2018 17,654 kt -1.3%
2019 17,533 kt -0.7%
2020 17,485 kt -0.3%
2021 17,256 kt -1.3%
2022 16,936 kt -1.9%
2023 16,766 kt -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,922 kt 21,702 kt 30,135 kt 10
2000s 20,241 kt 18,914 kt 21,853 kt 10
2010s 18,270 kt 17,533 kt 18,844 kt 10
2020s 17,111 kt 16,766 kt 17,485 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 11 Argentina 3,775 kt compare
  2. 12 Ethiopia 3,520 kt compare
  3. 13 Nigeria 3,198 kt compare
  4. 14 Russian Federation 3,115 kt compare
  5. 15 Bangladesh 3,069 kt compare
  6. 16 Thailand 2,852 kt compare
  7. 17 Sudan (former) 2,788 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Europe?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Europe was 16,766 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 30,135 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 16,766 kt in 2023.
How does Europe rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Europe ranks 14th out of 32 regions with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
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