Agrifood systems — Emissions in World

World: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 8.04 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.04 million kt
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 37 groups
All-time high
9.15 million kt
in 1997
All-time low
6.79 million kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1990200620231990: 8.2M kt1991: 8.3M kt1992: 8.2M kt1993: 8.3M kt1994: 8.3M kt1995: 8.5M kt1996: 8.4M kt1997: 9.2M kt1998: 8.6M kt1999: 8.5M kt2000: 8.6M kt2001: 6.8M kt2002: 7.2M kt2003: 7.0M kt2004: 7.4M kt2005: 7.3M kt2006: 7.7M kt2007: 7.3M kt2008: 7.4M kt2009: 7.7M kt2010: 7.5M kt2011: 7.5M kt2012: 7.5M kt2013: 7.7M kt2014: 8.0M kt2015: 8.0M kt2016: 7.4M kt2017: 7.4M kt2018: 7.6M kt2019: 7.8M kt2020: 7.5M kt2021: 7.8M kt2022: 7.9M kt2023: 8.0M kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions in World is 8.04 million kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in World peaked at 9.15 million kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.79 million kt, in 2001.

That places World 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 8.46 million kt 8.17 million kt 9.15 million kt 10
2000s 7.44 million kt 6.79 million kt 8.64 million kt 10
2010s 7.66 million kt 7.43 million kt 8.02 million kt 10
2020s 7.79 million kt 7.51 million kt 8.04 million kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 1.71 million kt compare
  2. 2 Brazil 1.37 million kt compare
  3. 3 China 1.16 million kt compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 1.11 million 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 8.04 million 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 9.15 million kt in 1997.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 6.79 million kt in 2001.
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 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2)
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