Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 16,909 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16,909 kt
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
25th
of 33 groups
All-time high
28,300 kt
in 2007
All-time low
16,909 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 19.2k kt1991: 20.0k kt1992: 21.7k kt1993: 21.7k kt1994: 21.2k kt1995: 22.7k kt1996: 22.1k kt1997: 22.4k kt1998: 23.1k kt1999: 24.2k kt2000: 24.4k kt2001: 24.7k kt2002: 25.7k kt2003: 26.5k kt2004: 26.8k kt2005: 27.6k kt2006: 27.1k kt2007: 28.3k kt2008: 27.5k kt2009: 26.4k kt2010: 26.0k kt2011: 26.2k kt2012: 26.3k kt2013: 23.7k kt2014: 19.4k kt2015: 20.5k kt2016: 19.6k kt2017: 19.9k kt2018: 18.5k kt2019: 17.5k kt2020: 17.9k kt2021: 18.6k kt2022: 17.4k kt2023: 16.9k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Southern Europe is 16,909 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 28,300 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16,909 kt, in 2023.

That places Southern Europe 25th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 19,193 kt
1991 20,050 kt +4.5%
1992 21,729 kt +8.4%
1993 21,715 kt -0.1%
1994 21,165 kt -2.5%
1995 22,656 kt +7.0%
1996 22,099 kt -2.5%
1997 22,357 kt +1.2%
1998 23,135 kt +3.5%
1999 24,185 kt +4.5%
2000 24,381 kt +0.8%
2001 24,704 kt +1.3%
2002 25,715 kt +4.1%
2003 26,453 kt +2.9%
2004 26,826 kt +1.4%
2005 27,557 kt +2.7%
2006 27,142 kt -1.5%
2007 28,300 kt +4.3%
2008 27,465 kt -2.9%
2009 26,400 kt -3.9%
2010 26,038 kt -1.4%
2011 26,173 kt +0.5%
2012 26,297 kt +0.5%
2013 23,674 kt -10.0%
2014 19,368 kt -18.2%
2015 20,546 kt +6.1%
2016 19,596 kt -4.6%
2017 19,914 kt +1.6%
2018 18,529 kt -7.0%
2019 17,517 kt -5.5%
2020 17,948 kt +2.5%
2021 18,620 kt +3.7%
2022 17,417 kt -6.5%
2023 16,909 kt -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,828 kt 19,193 kt 24,185 kt 10
2000s 26,494 kt 24,381 kt 28,300 kt 10
2010s 21,765 kt 17,517 kt 26,297 kt 10
2020s 17,724 kt 16,909 kt 18,620 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 22 Uzbekistan 8,764 kt compare
  2. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,476 kt compare
  3. 24 Italy 8,319 kt compare
  4. 25 Philippines 8,113 kt compare
  5. 26 Kazakhstan 7,921 kt compare
  6. 27 Canada 7,252 kt compare
  7. 28 Poland 7,105 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Southern Europe?
Food household consumption — emissions in Southern Europe was 16,909 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 28,300 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 16,909 kt in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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.