Agrifood systems — Emissions in World

World: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 200,931 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
200,931 kt
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
1st
of 37 groups
All-time high
200,931 kt
in 2023
All-time low
168,579 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200620231990: 168.6k kt1991: 169.3k kt1992: 169.7k kt1993: 169.9k kt1994: 171.3k kt1995: 172.8k kt1996: 171.9k kt1997: 180.7k kt1998: 176.6k kt1999: 175.3k kt2000: 174.1k kt2001: 173.5k kt2002: 179.0k kt2003: 176.9k kt2004: 182.9k kt2005: 181.9k kt2006: 186.6k kt2007: 183.7k kt2008: 183.9k kt2009: 187.5k kt2010: 186.1k kt2011: 189.7k kt2012: 190.7k kt2013: 189.2k kt2014: 193.2k kt2015: 194.4k kt2016: 190.4k kt2017: 191.6k kt2018: 192.8k kt2019: 195.5k kt2020: 194.4k kt2021: 195.3k kt2022: 196.0k kt2023: 200.9k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 200,931 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in World peaked at 200,931 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 168,579 kt, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 172,615 kt 168,579 kt 180,708 kt 10
2000s 180,984 kt 173,474 kt 187,468 kt 10
2010s 191,380 kt 186,116 kt 195,546 kt 10
2020s 196,634 kt 194,360 kt 200,931 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 37,655 kt compare
  2. 2 India 27,090 kt compare
  3. 3 China 25,287 kt compare
  4. 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 World?
Agrifood systems — emissions in World was 200,931 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 200,931 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 168,579 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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