Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Europe
Europe: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) was 11.9 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Europe recorded 11.9 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Europe peaked at 28.19 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.9 kt, in 2023.
Europe ranks 8th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.6 kt | — |
| 1991 | 17.46 kt | +28.4% |
| 1992 | 22.8 kt | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 27.53 kt | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 23.44 kt | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 27.35 kt | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 28.19 kt | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 25.73 kt | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 22.43 kt | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 19.65 kt | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 19.59 kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.92 kt | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 18.33 kt | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 17.59 kt | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 17.63 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 18.38 kt | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 17.58 kt | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 17.85 kt | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.29 kt | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 15.71 kt | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 15.68 kt | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.69 kt | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 14.85 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.08 kt | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 13 kt | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.34 kt | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.42 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.29 kt | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 15.24 kt | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 13.46 kt | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 13.19 kt | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.75 kt | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.91 kt | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 11.9 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.82 kt | 13.6 kt | 28.19 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.69 kt | 15.71 kt | 19.59 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1 kt | 13 kt | 15.68 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.69 kt | 11.9 kt | 13.75 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Europe?
- Food processing — emissions in Europe was 11.9 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 28.19 kt in 1996.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9 kt in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for food processing — emissions?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.