Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe

Western Europe: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) was 242,687 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
242,687 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
22nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
308,442 kt
in 1991
All-time low
242,687 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 304.6k kt1991: 308.4k kt1992: 295.8k kt1993: 290.9k kt1994: 290.7k kt1995: 290.8k kt1996: 292.4k kt1997: 288.8k kt1998: 286.5k kt1999: 286.8k kt2000: 286.0k kt2001: 285.0k kt2002: 278.7k kt2003: 274.4k kt2004: 274.0k kt2005: 271.9k kt2006: 266.7k kt2007: 268.7k kt2008: 269.0k kt2009: 266.9k kt2010: 272.3k kt2011: 267.0k kt2012: 266.9k kt2013: 269.2k kt2014: 271.9k kt2015: 272.5k kt2016: 269.2k kt2017: 266.8k kt2018: 261.5k kt2019: 259.4k kt2020: 257.7k kt2021: 251.5k kt2022: 243.1k kt2023: 242.7k kt

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 242,687 kt for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe peaked at 308,442 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 242,687 kt, in 2023.

That places Western Europe 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 304,616 kt
1991 308,442 kt +1.3%
1992 295,839 kt -4.1%
1993 290,927 kt -1.7%
1994 290,674 kt -0.1%
1995 290,757 kt +0.0%
1996 292,352 kt +0.5%
1997 288,774 kt -1.2%
1998 286,487 kt -0.8%
1999 286,825 kt +0.1%
2000 286,002 kt -0.3%
2001 285,013 kt -0.3%
2002 278,692 kt -2.2%
2003 274,420 kt -1.5%
2004 274,021 kt -0.1%
2005 271,903 kt -0.8%
2006 266,720 kt -1.9%
2007 268,739 kt +0.8%
2008 269,036 kt +0.1%
2009 266,901 kt -0.8%
2010 272,254 kt +2.0%
2011 267,001 kt -1.9%
2012 266,931 kt -0.0%
2013 269,199 kt +0.8%
2014 271,866 kt +1.0%
2015 272,477 kt +0.2%
2016 269,241 kt -1.2%
2017 266,843 kt -0.9%
2018 261,467 kt -2.0%
2019 259,390 kt -0.8%
2020 257,742 kt -0.6%
2021 251,486 kt -2.4%
2022 243,096 kt -3.3%
2023 242,687 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 293,569 kt 286,487 kt 308,442 kt 10
2000s 274,145 kt 266,720 kt 286,002 kt 10
2010s 267,667 kt 259,390 kt 272,477 kt 10
2020s 248,753 kt 242,687 kt 257,742 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 19 Thailand 91,810 kt compare
  2. 20 France 86,287 kt compare
  3. 21 Nigeria 84,878 kt compare
  4. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 81,626 kt compare
  5. 23 Sudan 78,360 kt compare
  6. 24 Poland 75,822 kt compare
  7. 25 Myanmar 75,488 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe?
Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe was 242,687 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 308,442 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 242,687 kt in 2023.
How does Western Europe rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq)?
Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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