Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions was 2.7 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.7 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 12 groups
All-time high
7.3 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.9594 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 0.959 kt1991: 3.6 kt1992: 3.7 kt1993: 3 kt1994: 2.5 kt1995: 2 kt1996: 2.1 kt1997: 2.2 kt1998: 2.1 kt1999: 3.5 kt2000: 5.2 kt2001: 4.6 kt2002: 4.8 kt2003: 4.8 kt2004: 5.6 kt2005: 6.3 kt2006: 6.4 kt2007: 7.3 kt2008: 5.9 kt2009: 5.9 kt2010: 5.7 kt2011: 4.8 kt2012: 4.9 kt2013: 3.3 kt2014: 3.2 kt2015: 4.1 kt2016: 3.9 kt2017: 4.5 kt2018: 5.3 kt2019: 3.6 kt2020: 3.8 kt2021: 4.2 kt2022: 2.7 kt2023: 2.7 kt

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 2.7 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 7.3 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9594 kt, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.56 kt 0.9594 kt 3.68 kt 10
2000s 5.68 kt 4.62 kt 7.3 kt 10
2010s 4.32 kt 3.16 kt 5.69 kt 10
2020s 3.36 kt 2.7 kt 4.21 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 7 Brazil 3.53 kt compare
  2. 8 Australia and New Zealand 3.26 kt compare
  3. 9 Zimbabwe 3.06 kt compare
  4. 10 Australia 3.01 kt compare
  5. 11 Russian Federation 1.97 kt compare
  6. 12 Germany 1.07 kt compare
  7. 13 France 0.9714 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Western Europe?
Food processing — emissions in Western Europe was 2.7 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 7.3 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9594 kt in 1990.
How does Western Europe rank for food processing — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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