Farm gate — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Farm gate — Emissions was 3,718 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,718 kt
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
22nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
5,475 kt
in 1990
All-time low
3,718 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 5.5k kt1991: 5.3k kt1992: 5.0k kt1993: 4.9k kt1994: 4.9k kt1995: 4.9k kt1996: 4.8k kt1997: 4.7k kt1998: 4.7k kt1999: 4.6k kt2000: 4.7k kt2001: 4.6k kt2002: 4.5k kt2003: 4.4k kt2004: 4.3k kt2005: 4.3k kt2006: 4.3k kt2007: 4.3k kt2008: 4.3k kt2009: 4.3k kt2010: 4.3k kt2011: 4.2k kt2012: 4.2k kt2013: 4.2k kt2014: 4.3k kt2015: 4.3k kt2016: 4.2k kt2017: 4.2k kt2018: 4.1k kt2019: 4.0k kt2020: 3.9k kt2021: 3.8k kt2022: 3.8k kt2023: 3.7k kt

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 3,718 kt for farm gate — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 5,475 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,718 kt, in 2023.

Western Europe ranks 22nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Farm gate — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (CH4) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,475 kt
1991 5,287 kt -3.4%
1992 5,013 kt -5.2%
1993 4,906 kt -2.1%
1994 4,871 kt -0.7%
1995 4,850 kt -0.4%
1996 4,814 kt -0.7%
1997 4,747 kt -1.4%
1998 4,658 kt -1.9%
1999 4,641 kt -0.4%
2000 4,656 kt +0.3%
2001 4,635 kt -0.5%
2002 4,519 kt -2.5%
2003 4,390 kt -2.9%
2004 4,319 kt -1.6%
2005 4,298 kt -0.5%
2006 4,250 kt -1.1%
2007 4,276 kt +0.6%
2008 4,330 kt +1.3%
2009 4,306 kt -0.6%
2010 4,279 kt -0.6%
2011 4,218 kt -1.4%
2012 4,198 kt -0.5%
2013 4,220 kt +0.5%
2014 4,256 kt +0.9%
2015 4,269 kt +0.3%
2016 4,245 kt -0.6%
2017 4,168 kt -1.8%
2018 4,052 kt -2.8%
2019 3,988 kt -1.6%
2020 3,938 kt -1.2%
2021 3,824 kt -2.9%
2022 3,756 kt -1.8%
2023 3,718 kt -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,926 kt 4,641 kt 5,475 kt 10
2000s 4,398 kt 4,250 kt 4,656 kt 10
2010s 4,189 kt 3,988 kt 4,279 kt 10
2020s 3,809 kt 3,718 kt 3,938 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 19 Russian Federation 2,006 kt compare
  2. 20 Colombia 1,988 kt compare
  3. 21 Sudan 1,885 kt compare
  4. 22 Myanmar 1,802 kt compare
  5. 23 France 1,502 kt compare
  6. 24 Kenya 1,295 kt compare
  7. 25 Germany 1,174 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions in Western Europe?
Farm gate — emissions in Western Europe was 3,718 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 5,475 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 3,718 kt in 2023.
How does Western Europe rank for farm gate — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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