What is food processing — emissions in Southern Europe?

Food processing — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.7871 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?

The highest recorded value was 0.8451 kt in 2000.

What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4847 kt in 1990.

How does Southern Europe rank for food processing — emissions?

Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.

Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Southern 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.

Food Processing — Emissions in Southern Europe

Name: Food Processing — Emissions in Southern Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Southern Europe: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.7871 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.7871 kt

Change on year

down 0.2%

Rank

25th

of 36 groups

All-time high

0.8451 kt

in 2000

All-time low

0.4847 kt

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Southern Europe is 0.7871 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 0.8451 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4847 kt, in 1990.

Southern Europe ranks 25th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.5857 kt	0.4847 kt	0.7556 kt	10
2000s	0.7474 kt	0.6691 kt	0.8451 kt	10
2010s	0.7846 kt	0.7113 kt	0.8354 kt	10
2020s	0.7809 kt	0.7591 kt	0.7889 kt	4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

22 Philippines 0.297 kt compare
23 Italy 0.263 kt compare
24 Spain 0.2603 kt compare
25 New Zealand 0.2472 kt compare
26 Denmark 0.2418 kt compare
27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.2148 kt compare
28 Caribbean 0.1947 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

More climate change data for Southern Europe

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 85,169 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 19,644 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 65,525 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.13 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,340 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 25,694 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,773 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5,921 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 74.62 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 211.47 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Southern Europe?: Food processing — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.7871 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?: The highest recorded value was 0.8451 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4847 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Europe rank for food processing — emissions?: Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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

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: 139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.