Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in France

France: Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square was 0.0083 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0083 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
82nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0135 kt per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.0083 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in France, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0151990200620231990: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.012 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.011 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.01 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.011 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.012 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.011 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.008 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in France stood at 0.0083 kt per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in France peaked at 0.0135 kt per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.

France ranks 82nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in France, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in France, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0134 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0135 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1992 0.0119 kt per square kilometre -11.9%
1993 0.0107 kt per square kilometre -9.9%
1994 0.0101 kt per square kilometre -5.8%
1995 0.0107 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1996 0.0121 kt per square kilometre +13.4%
1997 0.011 kt per square kilometre -8.6%
1998 0.0134 kt per square kilometre +21.1%
1999 0.0128 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
2000 0.0121 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
2001 0.0112 kt per square kilometre -7.1%
2002 0.0117 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
2003 0.012 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2004 0.0127 kt per square kilometre +6.1%
2005 0.0132 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
2006 0.013 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
2007 0.0124 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
2008 0.0126 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2009 0.0132 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
2010 0.0132 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0117 kt per square kilometre -11.5%
2012 0.013 kt per square kilometre +10.9%
2013 0.0129 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2014 0.0098 kt per square kilometre -24.1%
2015 0.0104 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
2016 0.0112 kt per square kilometre +7.6%
2017 0.0114 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
2018 0.01 kt per square kilometre -11.8%
2019 0.0098 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
2020 0.0096 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
2021 0.0101 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
2022 0.0087 kt per square kilometre -14.5%
2023 0.0083 kt per square kilometre -4.5%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.0083 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 kt per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.0083 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0083 kt per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.012 kt per square kilometre 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.0135 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0124 kt per square kilometre 0.0112 kt per square kilometre 0.0132 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0113 kt per square kilometre 0.0098 kt per square kilometre 0.0132 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0092 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 79 Ukraine 0.0089 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 80 Ecuador 0.0085 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 81 Denmark 0.0083 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 83 Greece 0.0082 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 84 Cambodia 0.0081 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0081 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in France?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in France was 0.0083 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.0135 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
How does France rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
France ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
196 places, 6,515 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.