Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Europe
Europe: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) was 15.04 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Europe is 15.04 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure 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 6th of 34 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 (CH4) (Food CH4) in Europe, year by year
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Europe 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +64.8% | 19.77 kt | 32.58 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
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 6th out of 34 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.