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
6th
of 38 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

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 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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. 3 OECD 15.15 kt compare
  2. 4 Russian Federation 6.31 kt compare
  3. 5 India 4.66 kt compare
  4. 6 Kazakhstan 3.92 kt compare
  5. 7 Poland 3.54 kt compare
  6. 8 Indonesia 2.72 kt compare
  7. 9 Algeria 1.96 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 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 6th out of 38 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

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
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.