Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Western Europe
Western Europe: Agrifood systems — Emissions Share was 72.69 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions share in Western Europe is 72.69 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions share in Western Europe peaked at 75.21 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 58.01 %, in 1997.
Western Europe ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.85 % | — |
| 1991 | 60.6 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 60.04 % | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 60.68 % | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 61.77 % | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 62.08 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 62.96 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 58.01 % | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 65.79 % | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 66.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 70.99 % | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 72.28 % | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 65.48 % | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 65.66 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.23 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 67.33 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 67.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.27 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 69.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 69.63 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.52 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 71.23 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.77 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 73.24 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.21 % | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 71.01 % | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 70.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 70.08 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.99 % | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.27 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 71.49 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.84 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 72.69 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.97 % | 58.01 % | 66.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.27 % | 65.48 % | 72.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.51 % | 69.67 % | 75.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.07 % | 71.49 % | 72.69 % | 4 |
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More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions share in Western Europe?
- Agrifood systems — emissions share in Western Europe was 72.69 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions share recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 75.21 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions share recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.01 % in 1997.
- How does Western Europe rank for agrifood systems — emissions share?
- Western Europe ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions share rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.