Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.0928 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0928 kt
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
16th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3223 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.0928 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023

0.10.150.20.250.31990200620231990: 0.316 kt1991: 0.322 kt1992: 0.314 kt1993: 0.277 kt1994: 0.267 kt1995: 0.244 kt1996: 0.235 kt1997: 0.206 kt1998: 0.203 kt1999: 0.181 kt2000: 0.194 kt2001: 0.215 kt2002: 0.2 kt2003: 0.209 kt2004: 0.207 kt2005: 0.214 kt2006: 0.218 kt2007: 0.2 kt2008: 0.18 kt2009: 0.156 kt2010: 0.156 kt2011: 0.161 kt2012: 0.205 kt2013: 0.191 kt2014: 0.165 kt2015: 0.153 kt2016: 0.117 kt2017: 0.107 kt2018: 0.105 kt2019: 0.11 kt2020: 0.109 kt2021: 0.109 kt2022: 0.097 kt2023: 0.093 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.0928 kt, measured in 2023. 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 51.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.3223 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0928 kt, in 2023.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.3165 kt
1991 0.3223 kt +1.8%
1992 0.3144 kt -2.5%
1993 0.2772 kt -11.8%
1994 0.2668 kt -3.8%
1995 0.2443 kt -8.4%
1996 0.2349 kt -3.8%
1997 0.2055 kt -12.5%
1998 0.2026 kt -1.4%
1999 0.1815 kt -10.4%
2000 0.1942 kt +7.0%
2001 0.2146 kt +10.5%
2002 0.2003 kt -6.7%
2003 0.209 kt +4.3%
2004 0.2066 kt -1.2%
2005 0.2135 kt +3.4%
2006 0.2184 kt +2.3%
2007 0.1999 kt -8.4%
2008 0.1797 kt -10.1%
2009 0.1563 kt -13.0%
2010 0.1564 kt +0.0%
2011 0.1605 kt +2.7%
2012 0.205 kt +27.7%
2013 0.191 kt -6.8%
2014 0.1654 kt -13.4%
2015 0.1532 kt -7.3%
2016 0.117 kt -23.6%
2017 0.107 kt -8.5%
2018 0.1051 kt -1.8%
2019 0.1095 kt +4.2%
2020 0.1092 kt -0.3%
2021 0.1089 kt -0.2%
2022 0.0972 kt -10.8%
2023 0.0928 kt -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2566 kt 0.1815 kt 0.3223 kt 10
2000s 0.1992 kt 0.1563 kt 0.2184 kt 10
2010s 0.147 kt 0.1051 kt 0.205 kt 10
2020s 0.102 kt 0.0928 kt 0.1092 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 13 China, Taiwan Province of 0.1587 kt compare
  2. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0015 kt compare
  3. 14 South Africa 0.153 kt compare
  4. 14 Melanesia 0.0014 kt compare
  5. 15 Philippines 0.0938 kt compare
  6. 15 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0012 kt compare
  7. 16 Republic of Moldova 0.0009 kt compare
  8. 17 Republic of Korea 0.0919 kt compare
  9. 17 Timor-Leste 0.0005 kt compare
  10. 18 Morocco 0.0852 kt compare
  11. 18 Micronesia 0.0002 kt compare
  12. 19 Mexico 0.0839 kt compare
  13. 19 Polynesia 0.0002 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Food household consumption — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0928 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3223 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0928 kt in 2023.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for food household consumption — emissions?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O)
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.