Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in France

France: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,457 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4,457 kt
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
38th
of 228 countries
All-time high
7,281 kt
in 1991
All-time low
4,457 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 7.2k kt1991: 7.3k kt1992: 6.4k kt1993: 5.8k kt1994: 5.5k kt1995: 5.7k kt1996: 6.5k kt1997: 5.9k kt1998: 7.2k kt1999: 6.9k kt2000: 6.5k kt2001: 6.1k kt2002: 6.3k kt2003: 6.5k kt2004: 6.9k kt2005: 7.1k kt2006: 7.0k kt2007: 6.7k kt2008: 6.8k kt2009: 7.1k kt2010: 7.1k kt2011: 6.3k kt2012: 7.0k kt2013: 7.0k kt2014: 5.3k kt2015: 5.6k kt2016: 6.0k kt2017: 6.1k kt2018: 5.4k kt2019: 5.3k kt2020: 5.2k kt2021: 5.5k kt2022: 4.7k kt2023: 4.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in France stood at 4,457 kt. 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) in France peaked at 7,281 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4,457 kt, in 2023.

That places France 38th out of 228 countries 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 6,442 kt 5,450 kt 7,281 kt 10
2000s 6,696 kt 6,062 kt 7,125 kt 10
2010s 6,111 kt 5,272 kt 7,121 kt 10
2020s 4,942 kt 4,457 kt 5,459 kt 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 35 Ukraine 5,141 kt compare
  2. 36 Réunion 12.23 kt compare
  3. 37 China, Hong Kong SAR 4,496 kt compare
  4. 39 Libya 3,968 kt compare
  5. 40 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,592 kt compare
  6. 41 Bangladesh 3,139 kt compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in France?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in France was 4,457 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 7,281 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 4,457 kt in 2023.
How does France rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
France ranks 38th out of 228 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 8,608 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.