Food Processing — Emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Food Processing — Emissions was 29.09 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
29.09 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
5th
of 35 groups
All-time high
53.56 kt
in 1991
All-time low
29.09 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 47.1 kt1991: 53.6 kt1992: 47 kt1993: 45.9 kt1994: 39.8 kt1995: 44.6 kt1996: 46.1 kt1997: 46.3 kt1998: 42.5 kt1999: 40.3 kt2000: 40.5 kt2001: 43.5 kt2002: 40.6 kt2003: 41.9 kt2004: 44 kt2005: 42.7 kt2006: 44.7 kt2007: 39.5 kt2008: 44.8 kt2009: 41.3 kt2010: 44.4 kt2011: 42.3 kt2012: 38.2 kt2013: 38.4 kt2014: 38.4 kt2015: 34.3 kt2016: 33.4 kt2017: 35.2 kt2018: 35.8 kt2019: 34.2 kt2020: 32.4 kt2021: 32.7 kt2022: 29.1 kt2023: 29.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Annex I countries is 29.09 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 53.56 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 29.09 kt, in 2023.

Annex I countries ranks 5th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 45.32 kt 39.79 kt 53.56 kt 10
2000s 42.35 kt 39.48 kt 44.81 kt 10
2010s 37.47 kt 33.44 kt 44.41 kt 10
2020s 30.82 kt 29.09 kt 32.72 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 2 China, mainland 142.32 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 27.42 kt compare
  3. 4 Thailand 11.82 kt compare
  4. 5 Colombia 7.13 kt compare
  5. 6 Poland 4.6 kt compare
  6. 7 Brazil 3.53 kt compare
  7. 8 Australia and New Zealand 3.26 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Annex I countries?
Food processing — emissions in Annex I countries was 29.09 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 53.56 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 29.09 kt in 2023.
How does Annex I countries rank for food processing — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf