Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 1.06 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.06 kt
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
19th
of 235 countries
All-time high
3.23 kt
in 1993
All-time low
1.06 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United Kingdom, 1990–2023

11.522.531990200620231990: 2.8 kt1991: 3.2 kt1992: 2.9 kt1993: 3.2 kt1994: 2.8 kt1995: 2.3 kt1996: 2.3 kt1997: 2.2 kt1998: 2.1 kt1999: 2.2 kt2000: 1.9 kt2001: 1.9 kt2002: 1.7 kt2003: 1.6 kt2004: 1.5 kt2005: 1.3 kt2006: 1.3 kt2007: 1.3 kt2008: 1.3 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 1.3 kt2011: 1.2 kt2012: 1.3 kt2013: 1.3 kt2014: 1.2 kt2015: 1.3 kt2016: 1.3 kt2017: 1.3 kt2018: 1.3 kt2019: 1.3 kt2020: 1.3 kt2021: 1.3 kt2022: 1.1 kt2023: 1.1 kt

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 1.06 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 6.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 3.23 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.06 kt, in 2023.

United Kingdom ranks 19th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.84 kt
1991 3.18 kt +12.1%
1992 2.87 kt -9.8%
1993 3.23 kt +12.7%
1994 2.85 kt -12.0%
1995 2.28 kt -20.0%
1996 2.31 kt +1.4%
1997 2.2 kt -4.9%
1998 2.09 kt -4.8%
1999 2.18 kt +4.4%
2000 1.86 kt -14.7%
2001 1.87 kt +0.3%
2002 1.67 kt -10.9%
2003 1.55 kt -6.7%
2004 1.52 kt -2.3%
2005 1.32 kt -13.1%
2006 1.26 kt -4.7%
2007 1.27 kt +0.7%
2008 1.28 kt +1.1%
2009 1.25 kt -2.4%
2010 1.35 kt +7.7%
2011 1.18 kt -12.0%
2012 1.31 kt +10.7%
2013 1.29 kt -1.7%
2014 1.2 kt -6.9%
2015 1.3 kt +8.0%
2016 1.3 kt -0.1%
2017 1.27 kt -2.0%
2018 1.34 kt +5.3%
2019 1.29 kt -3.2%
2020 1.28 kt -0.7%
2021 1.32 kt +2.5%
2022 1.14 kt -13.5%
2023 1.06 kt -6.6%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 1.06 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0231 kt, 46.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 1.06 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0517 kt, 20.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.6 kt 2.09 kt 3.23 kt 10
2000s 1.48 kt 1.25 kt 1.87 kt 10
2010s 1.28 kt 1.18 kt 1.35 kt 10
2020s 1.2 kt 1.06 kt 1.32 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 16 Viet Nam 1.28 kt compare
  2. 16 Vietnam 1.28 kt compare
  3. 18 Germany 1.14 kt compare
  4. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.06 kt compare
  5. 21 Egypt 0.9376 kt compare
  6. 22 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.9341 kt compare

See the full ranking of 268 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in United Kingdom?
Food household consumption — emissions in United Kingdom was 1.06 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 3.23 kt in 1993.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 1.06 kt in 2023.
How does United Kingdom rank for food household consumption — emissions?
United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 235 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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
268 places, 8,688 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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