Agrifood systems — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 37,655 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
37,655 kt
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
1st
of 239 countries
All-time high
39,653 kt
in 2001
All-time low
36,137 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 38.6k kt1991: 38.3k kt1992: 38.3k kt1993: 38.6k kt1994: 38.5k kt1995: 38.5k kt1996: 38.3k kt1997: 37.8k kt1998: 38.8k kt1999: 39.0k kt2000: 39.6k kt2001: 39.7k kt2002: 38.8k kt2003: 37.4k kt2004: 38.0k kt2005: 37.3k kt2006: 38.0k kt2007: 38.0k kt2008: 37.1k kt2009: 37.1k kt2010: 36.5k kt2011: 38.2k kt2012: 38.1k kt2013: 36.8k kt2014: 37.2k kt2015: 37.2k kt2016: 36.3k kt2017: 37.3k kt2018: 37.3k kt2019: 36.7k kt2020: 36.3k kt2021: 36.4k kt2022: 36.1k kt2023: 37.7k kt

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 37,655 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in OECD peaked at 39,653 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 36,137 kt, in 2022.

OECD ranks 1st of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38,481 kt 37,840 kt 38,967 kt 10
2000s 38,097 kt 37,067 kt 39,653 kt 10
2010s 37,170 kt 36,338 kt 38,224 kt 10
2020s 36,624 kt 36,137 kt 37,655 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 India 27,090 kt compare
  2. 3 China 25,287 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 25,068 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in OECD?
Agrifood systems — emissions in OECD was 37,655 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 39,653 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 36,137 kt in 2022.
How does OECD rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
OECD ranks 1st out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD 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