Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in France

France: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,437 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,437 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 218 countries
All-time high
14,297 kt
in 2003
All-time low
7,810 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in France, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 7.8k kt1991: 7.9k kt1992: 8.0k kt1993: 8.0k kt1994: 8.1k kt1995: 8.5k kt1996: 8.6k kt1997: 8.7k kt1998: 8.7k kt1999: 8.8k kt2000: 13.8k kt2001: 13.8k kt2002: 14.1k kt2003: 14.3k kt2004: 14.0k kt2005: 13.4k kt2006: 12.9k kt2007: 12.9k kt2008: 12.9k kt2009: 13.0k kt2010: 13.0k kt2011: 13.1k kt2012: 13.1k kt2013: 13.1k kt2014: 12.9k kt2015: 12.9k kt2016: 8.4k kt2017: 8.4k kt2018: 8.4k kt2019: 8.4k kt2020: 8.4k kt2021: 8.4k kt2022: 8.4k kt2023: 8.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in France is 8,437 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in France peaked at 14,297 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,810 kt, in 1990.

France ranks 29th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in France, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in France, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,810 kt —
1991 7,880 kt +0.9%
1992 8,007 kt +1.6%
1993 8,030 kt +0.3%
1994 8,075 kt +0.6%
1995 8,474 kt +4.9%
1996 8,568 kt +1.1%
1997 8,703 kt +1.6%
1998 8,684 kt -0.2%
1999 8,760 kt +0.9%
2000 13,805 kt +57.6%
2001 13,789 kt -0.1%
2002 14,147 kt +2.6%
2003 14,297 kt +1.1%
2004 14,001 kt -2.1%
2005 13,437 kt -4.0%
2006 12,888 kt -4.1%
2007 12,913 kt +0.2%
2008 12,949 kt +0.3%
2009 13,008 kt +0.5%
2010 13,031 kt +0.2%
2011 13,112 kt +0.6%
2012 13,060 kt -0.4%
2013 13,080 kt +0.2%
2014 12,868 kt -1.6%
2015 12,887 kt +0.1%
2016 8,363 kt -35.1%
2017 8,358 kt -0.1%
2018 8,377 kt +0.2%
2019 8,397 kt +0.2%
2020 8,408 kt +0.1%
2021 8,433 kt +0.3%
2022 8,423 kt -0.1%
2023 8,437 kt +0.2%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 8,437 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 502.39 kt, 16.8× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • France's 8,437 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 840.34 kt, 10.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in France 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +57.6% 8,760 kt 13,805 kt
2016 -35.1% 12,887 kt 8,363 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,299 kt 7,810 kt 8,760 kt 10
2000s 13,523 kt 12,888 kt 14,297 kt 10
2010s 11,153 kt 8,358 kt 13,112 kt 10
2020s 8,425 kt 8,408 kt 8,437 kt 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 26 Ethiopia 9,272 kt compare
  2. 26 Caribbean 12,446 kt compare
  3. 27 Germany 9,089 kt compare
  4. 28 Republic of Korea 8,642 kt compare
  5. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 4,488 kt compare
  6. 30 Myanmar 7,783 kt compare
  7. 31 Cabo Verde 111.22 kt compare
  8. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7,737 kt compare
  9. 32 Canada 7,575 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in France?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in France was 8,437 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 14,297 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 7,810 kt in 1990.
How does France rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
France ranks 29th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.