Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in World

World: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) was 16.54 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.54 million kt
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 12 groups
All-time high
16.54 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
13.61 million kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, 1990–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M1990200620231990: 14.8M kt1991: 14.9M kt1992: 14.9M kt1993: 14.9M kt1994: 15.0M kt1995: 15.2M kt1996: 15.1M kt1997: 16.1M kt1998: 15.5M kt1999: 15.4M kt2000: 15.4M kt2001: 13.6M kt2002: 14.2M kt2003: 14.0M kt2004: 14.7M kt2005: 14.5M kt2006: 15.1M kt2007: 14.8M kt2008: 14.8M kt2009: 15.2M kt2010: 15.1M kt2011: 15.3M kt2012: 15.4M kt2013: 15.5M kt2014: 16.0M kt2015: 16.0M kt2016: 15.4M kt2017: 15.5M kt2018: 15.7M kt2019: 16.0M kt2020: 15.7M kt2021: 16.1M kt2022: 16.2M kt2023: 16.5M kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in World stood at 16.54 million kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 16.54 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.61 million kt, in 2001.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.16 million kt 14.76 million kt 16.09 million kt 10
2000s 14.64 million kt 13.61 million kt 15.43 million kt 10
2010s 15.59 million kt 15.12 million kt 16.05 million kt 10
2020s 16.12 million kt 15.74 million kt 16.54 million kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 3.51 million kt compare
  2. 2 China 2.32 million kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 2.27 million kt compare
  4. 4 Brazil 2.06 million kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in World?
Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in World was 16.54 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 16.54 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 13.61 million kt in 2001.
How does World rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq)?
World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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