Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Europe

Europe: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 15.04 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15.04 kt
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
33.1 kt
in 1993
All-time low
15.04 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 16.3 kt1991: 19.8 kt1992: 32.6 kt1993: 33.1 kt1994: 29.1 kt1995: 26.8 kt1996: 25.7 kt1997: 22.8 kt1998: 20.7 kt1999: 22 kt2000: 21.1 kt2001: 22.9 kt2002: 19.5 kt2003: 19.7 kt2004: 19.4 kt2005: 17.7 kt2006: 18.6 kt2007: 17.3 kt2008: 18.2 kt2009: 17.1 kt2010: 17.6 kt2011: 16.6 kt2012: 16.9 kt2013: 16.2 kt2014: 15.6 kt2015: 16.2 kt2016: 16.6 kt2017: 16.6 kt2018: 17.7 kt2019: 16.4 kt2020: 16.3 kt2021: 16.8 kt2022: 15.3 kt2023: 15 kt

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

Analysis

Europe recorded 15.04 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Europe peaked at 33.1 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.04 kt, in 2023.

Europe ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 16.3 kt
1991 19.77 kt +21.3%
1992 32.58 kt +64.8%
1993 33.1 kt +1.6%
1994 29.12 kt -12.0%
1995 26.8 kt -7.9%
1996 25.69 kt -4.2%
1997 22.79 kt -11.3%
1998 20.66 kt -9.4%
1999 21.97 kt +6.3%
2000 21.13 kt -3.8%
2001 22.91 kt +8.4%
2002 19.54 kt -14.7%
2003 19.68 kt +0.7%
2004 19.44 kt -1.2%
2005 17.68 kt -9.1%
2006 18.65 kt +5.5%
2007 17.34 kt -7.0%
2008 18.2 kt +5.0%
2009 17.07 kt -6.3%
2010 17.64 kt +3.4%
2011 16.63 kt -5.7%
2012 16.88 kt +1.5%
2013 16.23 kt -3.9%
2014 15.6 kt -3.9%
2015 16.19 kt +3.8%
2016 16.64 kt +2.8%
2017 16.63 kt -0.0%
2018 17.74 kt +6.6%
2019 16.4 kt -7.6%
2020 16.3 kt -0.6%
2021 16.75 kt +2.8%
2022 15.28 kt -8.8%
2023 15.04 kt -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.88 kt 16.3 kt 33.1 kt 10
2000s 19.16 kt 17.07 kt 22.91 kt 10
2010s 16.66 kt 15.6 kt 17.74 kt 10
2020s 15.84 kt 15.04 kt 16.75 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 2 China, mainland 39.05 kt compare
  2. 3 Viet Nam 1.28 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 15.15 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 6.31 kt compare
  5. 5 India 4.66 kt compare
  6. 6 Kazakhstan 3.92 kt compare
  7. 6 Türkiye 0.5828 kt compare
  8. 7 Poland 3.54 kt compare
  9. 8 Indonesia 2.72 kt compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Europe?
Food household consumption — emissions in Europe was 15.04 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 33.1 kt in 1993.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 15.04 kt in 2023.
How does Europe rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Europe ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,241 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