Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Western Europe
Western Europe: Agrifood systems — Emissions Share was 18.38 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 18.38 % for agrifood systems — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions share in Western Europe peaked at 18.38 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.01 %, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 21st 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 | 8.01 % | — |
| 1991 | 14.25 % | +77.9% |
| 1992 | 14.7 % | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 14.8 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.87 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.94 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.88 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 14.96 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 14.76 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 15.31 % | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 15.94 % | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 15.68 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 15.98 % | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 15.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.05 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.19 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.05 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.53 % | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 16.46 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.01 % | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 16.7 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.43 % | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 17.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.41 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.87 % | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 17.76 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.64 % | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 16.39 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 16.73 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.58 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.05 % | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 17.36 % | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 16.95 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 18.38 % | +8.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +77.9% | 8.01 % | 14.25 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.15 % | 8.01 % | 15.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.19 % | 15.68 % | 17.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.12 % | 16.39 % | 17.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.68 % | 16.95 % | 18.38 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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 18.38 % 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 18.38 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions share recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 % in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for agrifood systems — emissions share?
- Western Europe ranks 21st 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 up 5.6%. 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 (CO2). 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.