Agrifood systems — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 2,203 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,203 kt
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
2,203 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,985 kt
in 2010
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 2.1k kt1991: 2.0k kt1992: 2.0k kt1993: 2.0k kt1994: 2.1k kt1995: 2.1k kt1996: 2.1k kt1997: 2.1k kt1998: 2.1k kt1999: 2.1k kt2000: 2.1k kt2001: 2.2k kt2002: 2.1k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.1k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.1k kt2007: 2.1k kt2008: 2.0k kt2009: 2.0k kt2010: 2.0k kt2011: 2.2k kt2012: 2.2k kt2013: 2.1k kt2014: 2.1k kt2015: 2.1k kt2016: 2.1k kt2017: 2.2k kt2018: 2.1k kt2019: 2.1k kt2020: 2.1k kt2021: 2.1k kt2022: 2.0k kt2023: 2.2k kt

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 2,203 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in OECD peaked at 2,203 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,985 kt, in 2010.

OECD ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,067 kt 2,017 kt 2,149 kt 10
2000s 2,076 kt 1,988 kt 2,159 kt 10
2010s 2,106 kt 1,985 kt 2,182 kt 10
2020s 2,104 kt 2,038 kt 2,203 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 1,322 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 1,313 kt compare
  3. 4 India 870.83 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 2,203 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 2,203 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 1,985 kt in 2010.
How does OECD rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
OECD ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O)
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