Agrifood systems — Emissions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 1,286 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agrifood systems — Emissions in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1,286 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 1,771 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,286 kt, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 37th out of 257 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,651 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,637 kt | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1,642 kt | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,639 kt | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,644 kt | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,627 kt | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,622 kt | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,603 kt | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,771 kt | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 1,585 kt | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 1,531 kt | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1,432 kt | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 1,421 kt | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,421 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,416 kt | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,754 kt | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 1,771 kt | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,348 kt | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 1,327 kt | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,314 kt | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,316 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,308 kt | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,301 kt | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,307 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,313 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,316 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,331 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,338 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,324 kt | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,312 kt | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,296 kt | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,303 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,307 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,286 kt | -1.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1,286 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.11 kt, 22.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1,286 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 145.84 kt, 8.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,642 kt | 1,585 kt | 1,771 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,474 kt | 1,314 kt | 1,771 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,317 kt | 1,301 kt | 1,338 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,298 kt | 1,286 kt | 1,307 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 34 Spain 1,389 kt compare
- 35 Canada 1,307 kt compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,299 kt compare
- 37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,286 kt compare
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,165 kt compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 1,130 kt compare
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions in United Kingdom?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in United Kingdom was 1,286 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,771 kt in 2006.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,286 kt in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- United Kingdom ranks 37th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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