Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Europe

Europe: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 147,976 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
147,976 kt
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
7th
of 38 groups
All-time high
172,862 kt
in 1996
All-time low
113,217 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 113.2k kt1991: 153.0k kt1992: 168.9k kt1993: 172.4k kt1994: 168.3k kt1995: 169.0k kt1996: 172.9k kt1997: 166.2k kt1998: 164.0k kt1999: 162.0k kt2000: 162.8k kt2001: 167.3k kt2002: 164.0k kt2003: 168.4k kt2004: 167.3k kt2005: 165.9k kt2006: 167.8k kt2007: 165.6k kt2008: 166.6k kt2009: 160.0k kt2010: 161.8k kt2011: 159.6k kt2012: 159.6k kt2013: 156.8k kt2014: 145.8k kt2015: 144.8k kt2016: 146.5k kt2017: 150.4k kt2018: 160.1k kt2019: 150.4k kt2020: 149.9k kt2021: 158.2k kt2022: 150.1k kt2023: 148.0k 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 147,976 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Europe peaked at 172,862 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 113,217 kt, in 1990.

That places Europe 7th out of 38 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 160,995 kt 113,217 kt 172,862 kt 10
2000s 165,571 kt 159,977 kt 168,448 kt 10
2010s 153,582 kt 144,785 kt 161,807 kt 10
2020s 151,560 kt 147,976 kt 158,239 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 4 India 83,414 kt compare
  2. 5 Russian Federation 64,403 kt compare
  3. 6 Indonesia 52,318 kt compare
  4. 7 Algeria 25,975 kt compare
  5. 8 Germany 25,661 kt compare
  6. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23,484 kt compare
  7. 10 Viet Nam 22,595 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 147,976 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 172,862 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 113,217 kt in 1990.
How does Europe rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Europe ranks 7th 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 5.7%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
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.