Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 18,514 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
18,514 kt
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
24th
of 33 groups
All-time high
28,777 kt
in 2007
All-time low
18,514 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 19.6k kt1991: 20.5k kt1992: 22.2k kt1993: 22.7k kt1994: 22.6k kt1995: 22.8k kt1996: 22.3k kt1997: 22.5k kt1998: 23.4k kt1999: 24.4k kt2000: 24.6k kt2001: 25.0k kt2002: 26.0k kt2003: 26.7k kt2004: 27.1k kt2005: 27.9k kt2006: 27.5k kt2007: 28.8k kt2008: 28.0k kt2009: 27.1k kt2010: 26.8k kt2011: 27.1k kt2012: 27.3k kt2013: 24.8k kt2014: 20.5k kt2015: 21.8k kt2016: 20.9k kt2017: 21.3k kt2018: 20.0k kt2019: 19.0k kt2020: 19.4k kt2021: 20.2k kt2022: 19.0k kt2023: 18.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe stood at 18,514 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe peaked at 28,777 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 18,514 kt, in 2023.

Southern Europe ranks 24th of 33 groups 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) in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 19,606 kt
1991 20,456 kt +4.3%
1992 22,158 kt +8.3%
1993 22,664 kt +2.3%
1994 22,641 kt -0.1%
1995 22,815 kt +0.8%
1996 22,253 kt -2.5%
1997 22,531 kt +1.2%
1998 23,407 kt +3.9%
1999 24,426 kt +4.4%
2000 24,620 kt +0.8%
2001 24,952 kt +1.3%
2002 25,966 kt +4.1%
2003 26,707 kt +2.9%
2004 27,087 kt +1.4%
2005 27,882 kt +2.9%
2006 27,545 kt -1.2%
2007 28,777 kt +4.5%
2008 28,044 kt -2.5%
2009 27,082 kt -3.4%
2010 26,830 kt -0.9%
2011 27,086 kt +1.0%
2012 27,311 kt +0.8%
2013 24,824 kt -9.1%
2014 20,529 kt -17.3%
2015 21,839 kt +6.4%
2016 20,916 kt -4.2%
2017 21,267 kt +1.7%
2018 19,970 kt -6.1%
2019 18,978 kt -5.0%
2020 19,384 kt +2.1%
2021 20,230 kt +4.4%
2022 19,023 kt -6.0%
2023 18,514 kt -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,296 kt 19,606 kt 24,426 kt 10
2000s 26,866 kt 24,620 kt 28,777 kt 10
2010s 22,955 kt 18,978 kt 27,311 kt 10
2020s 19,288 kt 18,514 kt 20,230 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 21 South Africa 9,413 kt compare
  2. 22 Italy 9,260 kt compare
  3. 23 Uzbekistan 8,813 kt compare
  4. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,634 kt compare
  5. 25 Philippines 8,412 kt compare
  6. 26 Kazakhstan 8,221 kt compare
  7. 27 Canada 7,319 kt compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Europe was 18,514 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 28,777 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 18,514 kt in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Southern Europe ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 (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.