Food Household Consumption — Emissions in World

World: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 93 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
93 kt
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
1st
of 33 groups
All-time high
113.42 kt
in 1993
All-time low
77.13 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

02550751001251990200620231990: 103.6 kt1991: 106.4 kt1992: 112.9 kt1993: 113.4 kt1994: 101.5 kt1995: 104.5 kt1996: 104.4 kt1997: 94.5 kt1998: 78.3 kt1999: 78.8 kt2000: 77.1 kt2001: 79.6 kt2002: 78.7 kt2003: 82.2 kt2004: 83.5 kt2005: 84.1 kt2006: 85.9 kt2007: 85.8 kt2008: 87.4 kt2009: 86.6 kt2010: 86.6 kt2011: 89.3 kt2012: 89.8 kt2013: 91.7 kt2014: 94.8 kt2015: 98.2 kt2016: 99.8 kt2017: 101.2 kt2018: 99.9 kt2019: 94.2 kt2020: 94.5 kt2021: 93.3 kt2022: 90.2 kt2023: 93 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in World stood at 93 kt.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in World peaked at 113.42 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 77.13 kt, in 2000.

That places World 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in World, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 103.56 kt —
1991 106.38 kt +2.7%
1992 112.91 kt +6.1%
1993 113.42 kt +0.5%
1994 101.45 kt -10.6%
1995 104.53 kt +3.0%
1996 104.36 kt -0.2%
1997 94.45 kt -9.5%
1998 78.26 kt -17.1%
1999 78.78 kt +0.7%
2000 77.13 kt -2.1%
2001 79.57 kt +3.2%
2002 78.74 kt -1.0%
2003 82.22 kt +4.4%
2004 83.47 kt +1.5%
2005 84.12 kt +0.8%
2006 85.89 kt +2.1%
2007 85.75 kt -0.2%
2008 87.42 kt +1.9%
2009 86.56 kt -1.0%
2010 86.55 kt -0.0%
2011 89.28 kt +3.1%
2012 89.78 kt +0.6%
2013 91.72 kt +2.2%
2014 94.79 kt +3.3%
2015 98.23 kt +3.6%
2016 99.78 kt +1.6%
2017 101.16 kt +1.4%
2018 99.9 kt -1.2%
2019 94.17 kt -5.7%
2020 94.55 kt +0.4%
2021 93.25 kt -1.4%
2022 90.23 kt -3.2%
2023 93 kt +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.81 kt 78.26 kt 113.42 kt 10
2000s 83.09 kt 77.13 kt 87.42 kt 10
2010s 94.54 kt 86.55 kt 101.16 kt 10
2020s 92.76 kt 90.23 kt 94.55 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 39.53 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 39.05 kt compare
  3. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.67 kt compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 1.28 kt compare
  5. 3 OECD 15.15 kt compare
  6. 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.9341 kt compare
  7. 4 Russian Federation 6.31 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in World?
Food household consumption — emissions in World was 93 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 113.42 kt in 1993.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 77.13 kt in 2000.
How does World rank for food household consumption — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.