Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,634 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 8,634 kt for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 26,777 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8,634 kt, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24th out of 213 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.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,564 kt | — |
| 1991 | 26,777 kt | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 26,616 kt | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 25,047 kt | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 23,865 kt | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 22,914 kt | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 24,313 kt | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 22,190 kt | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 22,834 kt | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 22,154 kt | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 23,125 kt | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 23,499 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 22,695 kt | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 23,306 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 23,351 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 22,740 kt | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 22,758 kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 21,681 kt | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 20,596 kt | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 18,772 kt | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 19,701 kt | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 17,652 kt | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 19,344 kt | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 18,309 kt | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 15,666 kt | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 14,232 kt | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 12,562 kt | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 11,606 kt | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 11,262 kt | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 10,480 kt | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 10,420 kt | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 10,745 kt | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9,179 kt | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 8,634 kt | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,227 kt | 22,154 kt | 26,777 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,252 kt | 18,772 kt | 23,499 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,081 kt | 10,480 kt | 19,701 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,745 kt | 8,634 kt | 10,745 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 21 South Africa 9,413 kt compare
- 22 Italy 9,260 kt compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 8,813 kt compare
- 25 Philippines 8,412 kt compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 8,221 kt compare
- 27 Canada 7,319 kt compare
More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.01 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 8,634 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26,777 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,634 kt in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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About this data
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.